On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Greg KH wrote: > I'm kind of worried about that atomic_t causing some speed hits on > procesors, but the reduction in complexity seems very worth it.
It might cause a speed hit on some architectures. I assume it will be no worse than using an explicit spinlock. And the contention will be very low. For most processor types I think the atomic_t is a win. > Besides, USB isn't a high speed bus :) True enough. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
