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| author | Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> | 2008-04-30 00:53:29 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-04-30 08:29:40 -0700 |
| commit | 04f378b198da233ca0aca341b113dc6579d46123 (patch) | |
| tree | 696e7bd401125cee71ecaa2047c4273f38732554 /include/asm-arm/cputime.h | |
| parent | e52384426064bca0669a954736206adca7595d48 (diff) | |
| download | op-kernel-dev-04f378b198da233ca0aca341b113dc6579d46123.zip op-kernel-dev-04f378b198da233ca0aca341b113dc6579d46123.tar.gz | |
tty: BKL pushdown
- Push the BKL down into the line disciplines
- Switch the tty layer to unlocked_ioctl
- Introduce a new ctrl_lock spin lock for the control bits
- Eliminate much of the lock_kernel use in n_tty
- Prepare to (but don't yet) call the drivers with the lock dropped
on the paths that historically held the lock
BKL now primarily protects open/close/ldisc change in the tty layer
[jirislaby@gmail.com: a couple of fixes]
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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