Re: [RFC PATCH 2/6] Split out tasklets from softirq.c

On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 22:45 +0900, Akinobu Mita wrote:
> 2007/6/22, Steven Rostedt <[email protected]>:
> 
> > +static inline void tasklet_unlock_wait(struct tasklet_struct *t)
> > +{
> > +       while (test_bit(TASKLET_STATE_RUN, &(t)->state)) { barrier(); }
> > +}
> 
> BTW, can we use cpu_relax() instead of barrier() in this busy-wait loop?
> 

Probably, but not in this patch series.  That's part of the code I'm
trying to remove ;-)

-- Steve


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