netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 04/16] i40e: Replace spin_is

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Date:   Thu, 4 Oct 2018 18:56:46 +0000
From:   "Bowers, AndrewX" <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 04/16] i40e: Replace spin_is_locked()
 with lockdep

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On
> Behalf Of Lance Roy
> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:39 PM
> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Lance Roy <ldr709@...il.com>; intel-wired-
> lan@...ts.osuosl.org; Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>; David S.
> Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 04/16] i40e: Replace spin_is_locked() with
> lockdep
> 
> lockdep_assert_held() is better suited to checking locking requirements,
> since it won't get confused when someone else holds the lock. This is also a
> step towards possibly removing spin_is_locked().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lance Roy <ldr709@...il.com>
> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>