patch-2.1.88 linux/include/linux/blk.h

• Lines: 21
• Date: Fri Feb 20 19:12:39 1998
• Orig file: v2.1.87/linux/include/linux/blk.h
• Orig date: Tue Feb 17 13:12:49 1998

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.87/linux/include/linux/blk.h linux/include/linux/blk.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * is mucked around with in interrupts on potentially
  * multiple CPU's..
  */
-extern spinlock_t current_lock;
+extern spinlock_t io_request_lock;
 
 /*
  * NR_REQUEST is the number of entries in the request-queue.
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@
 
 #if ! SCSI_BLK_MAJOR(MAJOR_NR)
 
+/*
+ * The [*_]end_request() handler has to be called with the request queue
+ * spinlock aquired. All functions called within end_request() _must be_
+ * atomic.
+ */
 #if defined(IDE_DRIVER) && !defined(_IDE_C) /* shared copy for IDE modules */
 void ide_end_request(byte uptodate, ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup);
 #else