Re: [PATCH 06/12] pci : Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Fri Dec 28 2007 - 21:55:23 EST


On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 09:10:57AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> @@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ void pci_walk_bus(struct pci_bus *top, v
> next = dev->bus_list.next;
>
> /* Run device routines with the device locked */
> - down(&dev->dev.sem);
> + mutex_lock(&dev->dev.mutex);
> cb(dev, userdata);
> - up(&dev->dev.sem);
> + mutex_unlock(&dev->dev.mutex);
> }
> up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
> }

Patches should be self-contained for ease of bisecting. I can't tell
whether this patch is correct or not because you haven't included all
the other places that need to change at the same time as this.

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