netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] can: add support for Janz VMOD-ICAN3 Intelligent CAN module

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Message-Id: <20100401130359.9a9b5c7b.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:03:59 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@...o.caltech.edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, socketcan-core@...ts.berlios.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sameo@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] can: add support for Janz VMOD-ICAN3 Intelligent
 CAN module

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:58:51 -0700
"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@...o.caltech.edu> wrote:

> The Janz VMOD-ICAN3 is a MODULbus daughterboard which fits onto any
> MODULbus carrier board. It is an intelligent CAN controller with a
> microcontroller and associated firmware.
> 

A neat-looking driver.

> ...
>
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&mod->lock, flags);
>
> ...

It does this rather a lot.  it seems to be doing quite a lot of work
under that lock, too - quite a lot of memcpy_toio(), other stuff.

Is there potential here to disable interrupt for too long?  Not
possible to use spin_lock_bh() here?

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