From: Hiroshi DOYU
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] omap: mailbox: convert rwlocks to spinlock
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:40:14 +0300 (EEST)
> Hi Felipe,
>
> From: ext Felipe Contreras
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] omap: mailbox: convert rwlocks to spinlock
> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:12:52
Hi Felipe,
From: ext Felipe Contreras
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] omap: mailbox: convert rwlocks to spinlock
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:12:52 +0200
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Hiroshi DOYU wrote:
>> From: Ohad Ben-Cohen
>>
>> rwlocks are slower and have potent
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Hiroshi DOYU wrote:
> From: Ohad Ben-Cohen
>
> rwlocks are slower and have potential starvation issues
> therefore spinlocks are generally preferred.
>
> see also: http://lwn.net/Articles/364583/
>
> Signed-off-by: Ohad Ben-Cohen
> Signed-off-by: Kanigeri Hari
From: Ohad Ben-Cohen
rwlocks are slower and have potential starvation issues
therefore spinlocks are generally preferred.
see also: http://lwn.net/Articles/364583/
Signed-off-by: Ohad Ben-Cohen
Signed-off-by: Kanigeri Hari
Signed-off-by: Hiroshi DOYU
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