Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:47:28 +0200 | From | Matthias Kaehlcke <> | Subject | Re: [patch 0/3] MBCS: Convert semaphores to the mutex API |
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El Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 09:11:49PM -0700 Andrew Morton ha dit:
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:08:58 +0200 matthias.kaehlcke@gmail.com wrote: > > > MBCS: Convert the semaphores algolock, dmareadlock and dmawritelock to the > > mutex API > > Thanks. Has this actually been runtime-tested?
no, i could only test successfull compilation as i don't have the device
> btw, your patches are in `patch -p2' form: > > --- kernel.orig/linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > +++ kernel/linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > > should have been in `patch -p1' form: > > --- linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > +++ linux-2.6/drivers/char/mbcs.c > > I'd suggest that you grab and learn > http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt/ - it takes care of all these > things for you.
i actually used quilt for this patchset but must have missed something. thanks for the pointer!
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