Re: [PATCH 2.6-git] SPI core refresh

From: vitalhome
Date: Sat Dec 03 2005 - 06:49:41 EST


Mark,

> > >I still do not see why you are stating this. Why do you say this?
> > >
> > >
> > Due to possible priority inversion problems in David's core.
>
> Which you still haven't proven, in fact you now seem to be changing your mind and saying
> that
> there might be a problem if an adapter driver was implemented badly although I still
> don't see how
> this could happen (the priority inversion I mean not the badly implemented driver ;).

Truly admiring your deep understanding of the real-time technology, I should remind you
that within the real-time conditions almost each event may happen and may not happen, for
instance, two calls from different context to the same funtion may happen at the same or
almost the same time, and may not happen that way. Therefore I used the word "possible".
Hope I clarified that a bit for you.

Please also see my previous emails for the explanation of how priority inversion can
happen. This is not gonna be a rare case, BTW.

Vitaly
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