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Description: Added ippp_lock to ippp_struct. It appeared that the BKL was being used to guard the file struct's private data field, which is a ippp_struct. I added a semaphore to that structure which can be locked instead of the BKL. I've been examining the continuing additions of the big kernel lock (BKL) to the 2.5 tree. I noticed that in 2.5.3, the ISDN subsystem added the BKL to several places. In response to this, I have written several patches to attempt removal of the BKL from the ISDN subsystem. I have little knowledge of the drivers themselves, so I would like some assistance from those of you who understand them better. I probably have an over-simplified view of the code, so my patches may be too simplistic. |
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| Developer: Dave Hansen |
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| Status: Included in project |
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| Release Included: Accepted by ISDN maintainer |
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| Release | Notes | Date | Files |
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| 20020208 | Release Notes | 2002-02-08 | |
| File Notes | isdn.bkl-remove.ppp_lock.patch.gz |