Re: [PATCH 1/2] Video: fb, add true ref_count atomicity
Jiri Slaby wrote: video/fb, add true ref_count atomicity Some of fb drivers uses atomic_t in bad manner, since there are still some race-prone gaps. Use mutexes to protect open/close code sections with ref_count testing and finally use simple uint. Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Denis Oliver Kropp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Best regards, Denis Oliver Kropp .--. | DirectFB - Hardware accelerated graphics | | http://www.directfb.org/ | '--' - 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/
Re: [PATCH 1/2] Video: fb, add true ref_count atomicity
Jiri Slaby wrote: video/fb, add true ref_count atomicity Some of fb drivers uses atomic_t in bad manner, since there are still some race-prone gaps. Use mutexes to protect open/close code sections with ref_count testing and finally use simple uint. Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Acked-by: Denis Oliver Kropp [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Best regards, Denis Oliver Kropp .--. | DirectFB - Hardware accelerated graphics | | http://www.directfb.org/ | '--' - 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/
