Re: [PATCH] drivers/char/riscom8.c: save_flags()/cli()/sti() removal

On Fri, 2006-10-13 at 16:00 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> Ar Gwe, 2006-10-13 am 17:10 +0530, ysgrifennodd Amol Lad:
> > Removed save_flags()/cli()/sti() and used (light weight) spin locks
> > 
> 
> Have you tested this and verified there are no recursive locking cases
> in your changes ?

I doxygend riscom8.c and used call graphs to verify there are no
recursive locks. I did a code review also

Due to lack of hardware, I was not able to do any runtime checks.

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