Re: FW: spinlocks dont work

[Brian Gerst]

RANDAZZO@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On a uniprocessor system, with config_smp NOT Defined...
>
> Note the following example:
>
> driver 'A' calls spin_lock_irqsave and gets through (but does not call
> ..unlock).
> driver 'B' calls spin_lock_irqsave and gets through???
>
> How can B get through if A did not unlock yet?

On UP, spinlocks are no-ops.

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				Brian Gerst
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