[PATCH 0/2] *** r8723au: Replace semaphore lock with mutex ***

Jes Sorensen Jes.Sorensen at redhat.com
Wed Jun 8 12:21:54 UTC 2016


Binoy Jayan <binoy.jayan at linaro.org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> These are a set of patches which removes semaphores from:
>
> drivers/staging/rtl8723au
>
> These are part of a bigger effort to eliminate all semaphores 
> from the linux kernel.
>
> They build correctly (individually and as a whole).
> NB: I have not tested this as I do not have the following hardware:
>
> R8723AU
> "Realtek RTL8723AU Wireless LAN NIC driver"

I am not against this, but please note this driver is already marked for
deletion in a future kernel release.

Cheers,
Jes


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