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

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Message-Id: <20180110.145429.139747567601766196.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:54:29 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     yangbo.lu@....com
Cc:     festevam@...il.com, claudiu.manoil@....com,
        richardcochran@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v2] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock
 protecting area

From: Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 11:02:33 +0800

> 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.

Applied.