diff -uprN linux-2.6.23/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
linux-2.6.23-patched/Documentation/mutex-design.txt
--- linux-2.6.23/Documentation/mutex-design.txt 2007-09-09
21:47:10.545275000 +0300
+++ linux-2.6.23-patched/Documentation/mutex-design.txt 2007-09-09
21:48:17.935493000 +0300
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ of advantages of mutexes:
* - task may not exit with mutex held
* - memory areas where held locks reside must not be freed
* - held mutexes must not be reinitialized
- * - mutexes may not be used in irq contexts
+ * - mutexes may not be used in hardware or software interrupt
+ * contexts such as tasklets and timers
furthermore, there are also convenience features in the debugging
code:
diff -uprN linux-2.6.23/include/linux/mutex.h
linux-2.6.23-patched/include/linux/mutex.h
--- linux-2.6.23/include/linux/mutex.h 2007-09-09 21:49:04.531143500 +0300
+++ linux-2.6.23-patched/include/linux/mutex.h 2007-09-09 21:49:44.946525500
+0300
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
* - task may not exit with mutex held
* - memory areas where held locks reside must not be freed
* - held mutexes must not be reinitialized
- * - mutexes may not be used in irq contexts
+ * - mutexes may not be used in hardware or software interrupt
+ * contexts such as tasklets and timers
*
* These semantics are fully enforced when DEBUG_MUTEXES is
* enabled. Furthermore, besides enforcing the above rules, the mutex
Signed-off-by: Matti Linnanvuori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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