Re: [PATCH for review] [12/48] x86_64: use the global PIT lock

[Dmitry Torokhov]

Hi Andi,

On 7/19/07, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Replace the pcspkr private PIT lock by the global PIT lock to serialize the
> PIT access all over the place.

Like I said before I'd be more happy if spinlock was attached to a
platform device that pcspkr binds to so the arch code would control
wehther we use a private spinlock or a global one (I sent a patch to
that effect earlier). However I am OK with Thomas's patch as well.

--
Dmitry
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