> spin_lock_irqsave() and save_flags()+cli() are identical on
> uniprocessor builds.
OK, so a UP-build proves nothing ...
> cli() is quite putrid on SMP and should be shot.
This much I understand ...
> You can test your patch on uniprocessor hardware - just build
> an SMP kernel and run it. If it doesn't deadlock, things
> are looking positive.
OK, I'll do that.
> I dunno if you'll have much luck getting this into 2.4.1 though.
> I suggest you send it to Alan.
I have no illusions whatsoever about Linus picking this up. However,
Alan has been picking patches up I've posted before. I can't send this
to Alan directly though, because his mailserver keeps on asking for
the average airspeed of an unladen swallow ... (I don't know that!)
Cheers,
Chris
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