Re: [PATCH 1/4] Blackfin: arch patch for 2.6.18

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:25:17 -0400 Robin Getz wrote:

> Arnd wrote:
> >Ok, looks good now. Just a few details that don't impact the
> >functionality:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> What I committed (to our source) is:
> 
> +++ process.c   27 Sep 2006 15:32:46 -0000      1.42
> @@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
>   {
>          while (!need_resched()) {
>                  leds_switch(LED_OFF);
> -             __asm__("nop;\n\t \
> -                         nop;\n\t \
> -                         nop;\n\t \
> -                         idle;\n\t": : :"cc");
> +               local_irq_disable();
> +               if (likely( !need_resched()))
> +                       idle_with_irq_disabled();
> +               local_irq_enable();
>                  leds_switch(LED_ON);
>          }
>   }
> 
> And in system.h, this was added (because this is where all the other 
> inlines is which messes with the interrupts are - and irq_flags is already 
> defined here)
> 
> +++ system.h    27 Sep 2006 15:32:51 -0000      1.24
> 
> +#define idle_with_irq_disabled() do {   \
> +        __asm__ __volatile__ (          \
> +                "nop; nop;\n"           \
> +                ".align 8;\n"           \
> +                "sti %0; idle;\n"       \
> +                ::"d" (irq_flags));     \
> +} while (0)
> 
> It seems to work OK.
> 
> Thanks for your help on this.
> 
> I think we have been weeding through everyone's comments, and have most 
> things fixed up.

except for coding style nits.  E.g., the patch above:
a.  uses spaces instead of tabs for indentation
b.  has an extra (unwanted) space in:
> +               if (likely( !need_resched()))
                             ^

> Are there any other major issues that you can see (that have not been 
> pointed out).

---
~Randy
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