Re: [PATCH 00/31] tty: BKL removal

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Tuesday 01 June 2010 22:52:40 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> As promised, here is a resend of the patches from
> both Alan and myself, making the BKL optional
> in the TTY layer. Please apply to your tty-next
> tree.

FWIW, I've documented what I've learned about the BKL (now BTM)
locking in the tty code, see
http://kernelnewbies.org/BigKernelLock?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=tty_lock.png

I hope that helps in the process of killing the BTM itself.

	Arnd
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