Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758082AbXJYFrc (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:47:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752772AbXJYFrY (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:47:24 -0400 Received: from flatline.sindominio.net ([82.144.4.26]:50966 "EHLO flatline.sindominio.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752581AbXJYFrX (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:47:23 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:47:28 +0200 From: Matthias Kaehlcke To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch 0/3] MBCS: Convert semaphores to the mutex API Message-ID: <20071025054727.GN9824@traven> Mail-Followup-To: Matthias Kaehlcke , Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20071024170858.GH9824@traven> <20071024211149.2520a4ea.akpm@linux-foundation.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071024211149.2520a4ea.akpm@linux-foundation.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1551 Lines: 45 El Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 09:11:49PM -0700 Andrew Morton ha dit: > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:08:58 +0200 matthias.kaehlcke@gmail.com wrote: > > > MBCS: Convert the semaphores algolock, dmareadlock and dmawritelock to the > > mutex API > > Thanks. Has this actually been runtime-tested? no, i could only test successfull compilation as i don't have the device > btw, your patches are in `patch -p2' form: > > --- kernel.orig/linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > +++ kernel/linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > > should have been in `patch -p1' form: > > --- linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > +++ linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > > I'd suggest that you grab and learn > http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt/ - it takes care of all these > things for you. i actually used quilt for this patchset but must have missed something. thanks for the pointer! -- Matthias Kaehlcke Linux Application Developer Barcelona Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them (Assata Shakur) .''`. using free software / Debian GNU/Linux | http://debian.org : :' : `. `'` gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 47D8E5D4 `- - 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/