On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 22:59, Jon Smirl wrote:
> I don't believe the DRM drivers are holding any global kernel locks
> when they do wait_for_fifo. Any locks held would be internal to DRM and
> can be changed if needed.

There must be a lock. I used to use a patch that I found somewhere (that
does conditional reschedules), but it triggers the "scheduling while
lock held" kernel oops if you enable that option in the kernel
configuration. 

-- Fernando

> --- Lee Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 01:29, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > 
> > > What's the right way to write a loop like this that meets the above
> > > requirements and also satisfies the audio needs?
> > > 
> > 
> > I think it depends on which locks you are holding, and what kind of
> > locks they are.
> > 
> > Lee
> > 
> > 
> 
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