On Mon 22 Mar 2010 22:14, Song, Barry pondered: > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Robin Getz [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:20 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Cc: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Linux-kernel-commits] [8528] > >trunk/drivers/serial/bfin_5xx.c: bfin-serial: use nosync mode > >for dma_disable_irq in timer function > > > >On Mon 22 Mar 2010 05:37, [email protected] pondered: > >> Revision > >> > >8528<http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/linux-kernel/scmsvn > >/?action=browse&path=/&view=rev&root=linux-kernel&revision=8528> > >> Author > >> bhsong<http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/user/bhsong/> > >> Date > >> 2010-03-22 05:37:11 -0400 (Mon, 22 Mar 2010) > >> Log Message > >> > >> bfin-serial: use nosync mode for dma_disable_irq in timer function > > > >Why? Does this fix a bug? > > It doesn't fix any existing bug. Just call an atomic version in softirq > context to avoid possible deadlock.
Then that is what belongs in the changelog.... _______________________________________________ Linux-kernel-commits mailing list [email protected] https://blackfin.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-kernel-commits
