correct use of lock_kernel() - help! please

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Iain Sandoe wrote:

> Around the use of which kernel resources should a lock be applied?

Depends on the resource, but most of it shouldn't need this anymore. If
the kernel lock is moved into the driver, it usually means that everything
else is safe, check now that the driver itself is smp safe, then you can
remove the kernel lock.

bye, Roman


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