Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: SCSI access creating lost time | Date | Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:16:30 +0000 (GMT) |
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> Whether or not you can drop the lock is a card dependant issue. It's > not possible to simply say "Drop the lock" in all cases as some of the > card drivers have notes in there that they can't be interrupted in any
Ok obviously yes
> already deal with. Secondly, be prepared to experience weird things > when dropping these locks. If you get things right then that's great, > but if you don't it may not show up until you have two cards in the same > machine that are active at the same time or other similar scenarios to > force the possible newly introduced bug up to the front.
Ok I just wanted to be sure there wasnt some fundamental midlayer reason for never dropping it. The right answer is to drop the midlayer, from a great height, but thats 2.3 stuff. I realise that.
Alan
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