linux-toradex.git/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl, branch v2.6.32-rc3

Remove mention of semaphores from kernel-locking

2008-07-24T12:29:40+00:00

Since the consensus seems to be to eliminate semaphores where possible,
we shouldn't be educating people about how to use them as locks.  Use
mutexes instead.  Semaphores should be described in a separate document
if we end up keeping them.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox 
Acked-by: Rusty Russell

doc: add a chapter about trylock functions [Bug 9011]

2008-05-23T03:09:34+00:00

Add a chapter about trylock functions.
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9011

Signed-off-by: Matti Linnanvuori 
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell  (removed down_trylock)

Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/juhl/trivial

2008-04-21T23:36:46+00:00

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/juhl/trivial: (24 commits)
  DOC:  A couple corrections and clarifications in USB doc.
  Generate a slightly more informative error msg for bad HZ
  fix typo "is" -> "if" in Makefile
  ext*: spelling fix prefered -> preferred
  DOCUMENTATION:  Use newer DEFINE_SPINLOCK macro in docs.
  KEYS:  Fix the comment to match the file name in rxrpc-type.h.
  RAID: remove trailing space from printk line
  DMA engine: typo fixes
  Remove unused MAX_NODES_SHIFT
  MAINTAINERS: Clarify access to OCFS2 development mailing list.
  V4L: Storage class should be before const qualifier (sn9c102)
  V4L: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  sonypi: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  intel_menlow: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  DVB: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  arm: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  ALSA: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  acpi: Storage class should be before const qualifier
  firmware_sample_driver.c: fix coding style
  MAINTAINERS: Add ati_remote2 driver
  ...

Fixed up trivial conflicts in firmware_sample_driver.c

DOCUMENTATION: Use newer DEFINE_SPINLOCK macro in docs.

2008-04-21T22:44:50+00:00

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day 
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl

Convert asm/semaphore.h users to linux/semaphore.h

2008-04-19T02:22:54+00:00

Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox

docs: kernel-locking: Convert semaphore references

2008-02-06T18:41:07+00:00

I converted some of the document to reflect mutex usage instead of
semaphore usage.  Since we shouldin't be promoting semaphore usage when
it's on it's way out..

Signed-off-by: Daniel Walker 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

DocBook: Change a headline in kernel-locking to list all three main types of locking.

2007-07-22T18:49:53+00:00

Change a headline to reflect that there are three main types of kernel
locking, not two.

Signed-off-by: Linus Nilsson 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

docbook: make kernel-locking table readable

2007-05-17T12:23:05+00:00

Andi Kleen pointed out to me that the kernel locking cheat sheet
table entries are unreadable.

Make table entries smaller so that pdf and ps output is readable
(columns were being overwritten and garbled) by using abbreviations.
This allows the tables to fit on one page cleanly.
Add a Legend for the abbreviations:
  SLIS: spin_lock_irqsave
  SLI:  spin_lock_irq
  SL:   spin_lock
  SLBH: spin_lock_bh
  DI:   down_interruptible

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

typo fixes

2006-06-26T17:05:40+00:00

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk

[PATCH] mutex subsystem, documentation

2006-01-09T23:59:20+00:00

Add mutex design related documentation.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar 
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven