netdev - Re: [v2] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting area

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Date:   Tue, 9 Jan 2018 07:15:18 -0200
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>
Cc:     Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [v2] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting area

On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 1:02 AM, Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com> wrote:
> set_fipers() calling should be protected by spinlock in
> case that any interrupt breaks related registers setting
> and the function we expect. This patch is to move set_fipers()
> to spinlock protecting area in ptp_gianfar_adjtime().
>
> Signed-off-by: Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>
> ---
> Changes for v2:
>         - explained why spinlock was needed in commit message.

Thanks for improving the commit log:

Reviewed-by: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>