On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:23:42 -0600
Corey Minyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Corey Minyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> The "run_to_completion" mode was somewhat broken. Locks need to be
> avoided in run_to_completion mode, and it shouldn't be used by normal
> users, just internally for panic situations.
>
> This patch removes locks in run_to_completion mode and removes the
> user call for setting the mode. The only user was the poweroff
> code, but it was easily converted to use the polling interface.
>
> + /*
> + * Spin until our message is done.
> + */
> + while (atomic_read(&dummy_count) > 0) {
> + ipmi_poll_interface(user);
> + barrier();
> + }
we'd normally use cpu_relax() here.
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