Hi, Should I go ahead and submit the patch with the usual "signed-off" thingie? Or is it totally useless patch that is going to be ignored?
Thanks, -Romit On Jan 26, 2008 9:06 PM, Romit Dasgupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Looking at how this lock is used, contention doesn't look likely > > to be an issue. It's never held for long ... > yes in the general case but in usb_hcd_flush_endpoint routine it seems > to be held for longer than other routines. I agree that > usb_hcd_flush_endpoint is an infrequently called routine. Normal > systems dont have too many HCs. My computer shows 1 EHCI and 3 OHCIs > so I guess when I connect high speed devices there are less chances of > contention. With more HC this lock might be contended for. > Nevertheless, the right place for the lock seems to be inside usb_hcd. > What do you think? > > > > > > > Do you have any proof that contention is an actual problem? > > Because otherwise I see no benefit to such a change. > > > > I will try to see what I can find with /proc/lock_stat. > > Thanks, > -Romit > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/