The timer code always calls the clock_event_device set_net_event and set_mode methods with interrupts disabled, so no need to use spin_lock_irqsave / spin_unlock_irqrestore for those.
arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c | 12 ++++-------- arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c | 12 ++++-------- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c index 5d9830d..1b54674 100644 --- a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c @@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock); static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, struct clock_event_device *evt) { - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_lock(&i8253_lock); switch(mode) { case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC: @@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, /* Nothing to do here */ break; } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_unlock(&i8253_lock); } /* @@ -64,12 +62,10 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, */ static int pit_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt) { - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_lock(&i8253_lock); outb_p(delta & 0xff , PIT_CH0); /* LSB */ outb(delta >> 8 , PIT_CH0); /* MSB */ - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_unlock(&i8253_lock); return 0; } diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c index a42c807..5246515 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c @@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ struct clock_event_device *global_clock_event; static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, struct clock_event_device *evt) { - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_lock(&i8253_lock); switch(mode) { case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC: @@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, /* Nothing to do here */ break; } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_unlock(&i8253_lock); } /* @@ -72,12 +70,10 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode, */ static int pit_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt) { - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_lock(&i8253_lock); outb_p(delta & 0xff , PIT_CH0); /* LSB */ outb(delta >> 8 , PIT_CH0); /* MSB */ - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags); + spin_unlock(&i8253_lock); return 0; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/