Re: [PATCH] Convert idr's internal locking to _irqsave variant

From: Roland Dreier
Date: Thu Jul 13 2006 - 11:41:00 EST


> Sigh. It was always a mistake (of the kernel programming 101 type) to put
> any locking at all in the idr code. At some stage we need to weed it all
> out and move it to callers.
>
> Your fix is yet more fallout from that mistake.

Agreed. Consider me on the hook to fix this up in a better way once
my life is a little saner. Maybe I'll try to cook something up on the
plane ride to Ottawa.

Anyway you can punch me in the stomach if I don't have something in
time for 2.6.19.

- R.
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