On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Oliver Neukum wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> some drivers'll need a lockless method to alter the pm count in order
> to take locks by themselves in correct order.

(Minor comment: Acquiring the lock yourself to alter the pm count isn't
quite the same as doing it locklessly.)

Can you give an example where this would be needed?  I can't think of one 
offhand.

Alan Stern


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