Re: [PATCH]Re: spin_locks without smp.

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
11 Jan 2003 14:29:32 +0000


On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 13:22, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> On 10 Jan 2003 18:18:39 +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> >On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 17:19, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> >>
> >> disable_irq();
> >> spin_lock(&np->lock);
> >>
> >> That's what 8390.c uses, no need for an #ifdef.
> >
> >Does someone have a card they can test that on. If so then I agree
> >entirely it is the best way to go
>
> I have an ISA NE2000 available for testing, if someone feeds me patches.
> Only UP hardware, though.

Sorry I wasnt clear enough. The 8390 is done, the one that would need the
testing is SMP etherexpress.c.

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