Re: [PATCH] [MIPS] DS1286: kill BKL

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Re: [PATCH] [MIPS] DS1286: kill BKL

To:	Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@movial.fi>
Subject:	Re: [PATCH] [MIPS] DS1286: kill BKL
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:39:48 +0000
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On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 01:29:08PM +0200, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote:

> Using the Big Kernel Lock in the open() method of the DS1286
> RTC driver is redundant, because the driver makes use of it's
> own spinlock to guarantee serialized access. This patch kills
> the redundant BKL calls.

I'm about to kill the BKL in the driver even more thoroughly - by killing
the entire driver.

  Ralf

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