From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: akpm@linux-foundation.org Subject: + uml-sigio-locking-comment.patch added to -mm tree Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:20:47 -0800 Message-ID: <200702072320.l17NKl9p030929@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> Reply-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.24]:44845 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161480AbXBGXUu (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:20:50 -0500 Sender: mm-commits-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org To: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org Cc: jdike@addtoit.com, blaisorblade@yahoo.it The patch titled uml: SIGIO locking comment has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is uml-sigio-locking-comment.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: uml: SIGIO locking comment From: Jeff Dike Comment the use of a mysterious-looking lock. Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike Cc: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- arch/um/kernel/sigio.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+) diff -puN arch/um/kernel/sigio.c~uml-sigio-locking-comment arch/um/kernel/sigio.c --- a/arch/um/kernel/sigio.c~uml-sigio-locking-comment +++ a/arch/um/kernel/sigio.c @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int write_sigio_irq(int fd) return(0); } +/* These are called from os-Linux/sigio.c to protect its pollfds arrays. */ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sigio_spinlock); void sigio_lock(void) _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from jdike@addtoit.com are x86_64-32-bit-ptrace-mangles-sixth-system-call-argument.patch optional-zone_dma-in-the-vm-no-gfp_dma-check-in-the-slab-if-no-config_zone_dma-is-set-reduce-config_zone_dma-ifdefs-fix.patch uml-console-locking-fixes.patch uml-return-hotplug-errors-to-host.patch uml-console-whitespace-and-comment-tidying.patch uml-lock-the-irqs_to_free-list.patch uml-add-locking-to-network-transport-registration.patch uml-network-driver-whitespace-and-style-fixes.patch uml-watchdog-driver-locking.patch uml-watchdog-driver-formatting.patch uml-audio-driver-locking.patch uml-audio-driver-formatting.patch uml-mconsole-locking.patch uml-make-two-variables-static.patch uml-port-driver-formatting.patch uml-kill-a-compilation-warning.patch uml-network-driver-locking-and-code-cleanup.patch uml-use-list_head-where-possible.patch uml-locking-commentary-in-the-random-driver.patch uml-mostly-const-a-structure.patch uml-chan_userh-formatting-fices.patch uml-console-locking-commentary-and-code-cleanup.patch uml-fix-previous-console-locking.patch uml-locking-comments-in-iomem-driver.patch uml-memc-and-physmemc-formatting-fixes.patch uml-initialize-a-list-head.patch uml-make-time-data-per-cpu.patch uml-delete-unused-file.patch uml-remove-unused-variable-and-function.patch uml-make-signal-handlers-static.patch uml-const-a-variable.patch uml-remove-code-controlled-by-non-existent-config-option.patch uml-add-per-device-queues-and-locks-to-ubd-driver.patch uml-locking-fixes-in-the-ubd-driver.patch uml-locking-comments-in-memory-and-tempfile-code.patch uml-locking-comments-in-startup-code.patch uml-style-fixes-in-startup-code.patch uml-libc-dependent-code-should-call-libc-directly.patch uml-fix-style-violations.patch uml-fix-apparent-config_64_bit-typo.patch uml-irq-handler-tidying.patch uml-sigio-locking-comment.patch uml-sigio-formatting-fixes.patch uml-umid-tidying.patch uml-elf-locking-commentary.patch uml-register-handling-formatting-fixes.patch uml-aio-locking-and-tidying.patch uml-fix-prototypes.patch proc-remove-useless-and-buggy-nlink-settings.patch dynamic-kernel-command-line-common.patch dynamic-kernel-command-line-um.patch