From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw•cz>
To: Wang YanQing <udknight@gmail•com>,
gregkh@linuxfoundation•org, sfr@canb•auug.org.au,
linux-next@vger•kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TTY:vt: convert remain take_over_console's users to do_take_over_console
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:47:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130606114746.GA3659@amd.pavel.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130606012312.GA2001@udknight>
On Thu 2013-06-06 09:23:13, Wang YanQing wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 10:13:18PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Tue 2013-05-21 13:15:12, Wang YanQing wrote:
> > > Impact:
> > > 1:convert all remain take_over_console to do_take_over_console
> >
> > This is step backwards.
>
> What is step backwards? do_take_over_console appear MUCH MUCH later in kernel
> than take_over_console, do_take_over_console is the new API, I can't understand
> what is step backwards.
"do_*" is internal api, "*" is external api. You sprinkle internal api
all over the place.
> > > --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/console.c
> > > +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/console.c
> > > @@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ locate_and_init_vga(void *(*sel_func)(void *, void *))
> > >
> > > /* Set the VGA hose and init the new console. */
> > > pci_vga_hose = hose;
> > > - take_over_console(&vga_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1, 1);
> > > + console_lock();
> > > + do_take_over_console(&vga_con, 0, MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1, 1);
> > > + console_unlock();
> > > }
> >
> > Original was better.
>
> Except reduce some console_lock/unlock scatter scattered in kernel, I
> can't see the "BETTER", and it is not a BIG problem for the benefit to
> unify the API.
You replaced "calling exported function" with "calling
internal-sounding function and adding locking too".
Pavel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-06-06 11:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-05-21 5:15 [PATCH] TTY:vt: convert remain take_over_console's users to do_take_over_console Wang YanQing
2013-05-21 13:10 ` Peter Hurley
2013-05-21 14:42 ` Wang YanQing
2013-05-21 15:48 ` Peter Hurley
2013-05-21 16:18 ` Wang YanQing
2013-05-21 16:29 ` Wang YanQing
2013-05-21 17:45 ` Peter Hurley
2013-06-04 20:13 ` Pavel Machek
2013-06-06 1:23 ` Wang YanQing
2013-06-06 11:47 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2013-06-06 14:22 ` Wang YanQing
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