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On Thu, 20 May 2010 20:04:17 +0100
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> 
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_set_debounce);
> > 
> > nitlet: I suspect this function is taking gpio_lock sooner than it
> > strictly needs to.  Find-tuning that would decrease contention by an
> > insignificant amount ;)
> 
> We need this for Intel MID boxes as well Andrew - so its a generic need.
> 

Thanks.

I'm still wobbling on the 35-vs-36 line.  Is that a big need or a
little need?  What user-visible problem does it solve, etc?

Did anyone test it on the MID boxes?

etc ;)