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Date:      Sun, 05 Dec 2004 15:27:18 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
To:        phk@phk.freebsd.dk
Cc:        nate@root.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/acpica acpi.c 
Message-ID:  <20041205.152718.41673284.imp@harmony.village.org>
In-Reply-To: <68311.1102285179@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <41B388C6.5090409@root.org> <68311.1102285179@critter.freebsd.dk>

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From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/acpica acpi.c 
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 23:19:39 +0100

> In message <41B388C6.5090409@root.org>, Nate Lawson writes:
> >M. Warner Losh wrote:
> >> In message: <200412050135.iB51ZJJl040909@repoman.freebsd.org>
> >>             Nate Lawson <njl@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> >> :   If we are resuming non-MPSAFE drivers, they need Giant held for them.
> >> 
> >> Generally, when walking the device tree, one must have Giant.  I've
> >> been meaning to add asserts for this in the tree...  I think that we
> >> have enough things giant is pushed out of that it is time...
> >
> >I'd like that.  I think the GIANT_REQUIRED asserts should go in the 
> >root_bus suspend/resume/shutdown methods, not in acpi.  This will cover 
> >everyone unless a driver drops Giant and doesn't reacquire it (unlikely).
> 
> In Geom I assert after I call driver methods, just to catch that case
> as well.

Excellent idea...

Warner



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