[patch 00/15] powerpc: raw_spinlock conversions

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> the following patch series is from preempt-rt. It converts the locks
> which need to be real spinlocks in -rt to raw_spinlocks.

None of the patch descriptions mention why the locks need to be real
spinlocks in -rt. So can you please elaborate?

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect
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