netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] 3c59x: Use fine-grained locks for MII and windowed register access

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Message-ID: <20100629063932.GA10072@secunet.com>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:39:32 +0200
From:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	ben@...adent.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	chase.douglas@...onical.com, nordmark@...h.kth.se
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] 3c59x: Use fine-grained locks for MII
 and windowed register access

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:18:12PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> 
> Once Ben posts a new version of this second patch with the
> proper spin_lock_init() calls added I am going to apply both
> of his changes.

Yes, of course apply them. It was just a recommendation to avoid the locks
in the cases they are not needed. These patches are a real improvement,
so I'm fine with them.

Steffen
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