[2.6 patch] kernel/capability.c: make a spinlock static

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Sun Dec 12 2004 - 14:20:48 EST


The patch below makes a needlessly global spinlock static.


diffstat output:
include/linux/capability.h | 2 --
kernel/capability.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linux-2.6.10-rc2-mm4-full/include/linux/capability.h.old 2004-12-12 02:43:59.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.10-rc2-mm4-full/include/linux/capability.h 2004-12-12 02:44:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@

#include <linux/spinlock.h>

-extern spinlock_t task_capability_lock;
-
/* #define STRICT_CAP_T_TYPECHECKS */

#ifdef STRICT_CAP_T_TYPECHECKS
--- linux-2.6.10-rc2-mm4-full/kernel/capability.c.old 2004-12-12 02:43:23.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.10-rc2-mm4-full/kernel/capability.c 2004-12-12 02:43:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cap_bset);

/*
- * This global lock protects task->cap_* for all tasks including current.
+ * This lock protects task->cap_* for all tasks including current.
* Locking rule: acquire this prior to tasklist_lock.
*/
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(task_capability_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(task_capability_lock);

/*
* For sys_getproccap() and sys_setproccap(), any of the three

-
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