netdev - [PATCH net-next 6/6] tg3: Remove unnecessary lock around tg3_flag

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Date:	Thu, 23 May 2013 14:11:27 -0700
From:	"Nithin Nayak Sujir" <nsujir@...adcom.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "Nithin Nayak Sujir" <nsujir@...adcom.com>,
	"Michael Chan" <mchan@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 6/6] tg3: Remove unnecessary lock around
 tg3_flag_set

The spinlock was needed when flags used to be a u32 and set/cleared
using bit operations. Now that we use the atomic set_bit, this lock
isn't needed.

Signed-off-by: Nithin Nayak Sujir <nsujir@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index bef3005..321bc3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -6366,9 +6366,7 @@ static void tg3_tx_recover(struct tg3 *tp)
 		    "Please report the problem to the driver maintainer "
 		    "and include system chipset information.\n");
 
-	spin_lock(&tp->lock);
 	tg3_flag_set(tp, TX_RECOVERY_PENDING);
-	spin_unlock(&tp->lock);
 }
 
 static inline u32 tg3_tx_avail(struct tg3_napi *tnapi)
-- 
1.8.1.4


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