Re: [PATCH] drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c: BKL pushdown?

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:37:21 +0900
lenrek@xxxxxx wrote:

> I found the counterpart of function mgslpc_wait_until_sent
> in drivers/char/synclinkmp.c (wait_until_sent) is modified to
> issue (un)lock_kernel.  This patch does the same modification.
> 
> However, I'm afraid similar modifications are necessary further on  
> functions
> mgslpc_ioctl and mgslpc_write_room.

The push down work normally eliminated BKL calls that were demonstrably
not needed and left it in anywhere that needed thought. Do those
functions still really need the BKL ?
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