Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261881AbVBIToJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:44:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261886AbVBIToJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:44:09 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:13580 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261881AbVBIToG (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:44:06 -0500 Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:44:01 +0000 From: Russell King To: Daniel Walker Cc: Ingo Molnar , Thomas Gleixner , LKML , Sven Dietrich , Russell King - ARM Linux Subject: Re: Preempt Real-time for ARM Message-ID: <20050209194401.A8810@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Daniel Walker , Ingo Molnar , Thomas Gleixner , LKML , Sven Dietrich , Russell King - ARM Linux References: <1107628604.5065.54.camel@dhcp153.mvista.com> <1107948492.17747.31.camel@tglx.tec.linutronix.de> <20050209113140.GB13274@elte.hu> <20050209125044.A6312@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <1107970869.10177.12.camel@dhcp153.mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1107970869.10177.12.camel@dhcp153.mvista.com>; from dwalker@mvista.com on Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 09:41:10AM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 983 Lines: 21 On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 09:41:10AM -0800, Daniel Walker wrote: > All I want to do is integrate the common IRQ threading code. To do that > I need things , from Russell, like per descriptor locks .. And I need > things , from Ingo, like pulling out the IRQ threading code.. I've said why per-IRQ locks are incorrect for the non-RT cases on ARM, but unfortunately just repeating the reasons why it's wrong isn't getting me anywhere either. So shrug, all I can to is explain why it's wrong, and if people choose not to listen there's nothing more I can do. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 PCMCIA - http://pcmcia.arm.linux.org.uk/ 2.6 Serial core - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/