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Date:      Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:01:32 +0100
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/bios apm.c
Message-ID:  <473AC77C.40903@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200711140543.lAE5ht3O020823@repoman.freebsd.org>

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Julian Elischer wrote:
> julian      2007-11-14 05:43:55 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/bios        apm.c 
>   Log:
>   Apply the same sort of locking done in
>      sys/dev/acpica/acpi.c rev 1.196 a while ago:
>   
>   Grab Giant around calls to DEVICE_SUSPEND/RESUME in
>   acpi_SetSleepState().
>   If we are resuming non-MPSAFE drivers, they need Giant held for them.
>   This may fix some obscure suspend/resume problems.  It has fixed keyrate
>   setting problems that were triggered by cardbus (MPSAFE) changing the
>   ordering for syscons resume (non-MPSAFE).  Also, add some asserts that
>   Giant is held in our suspend/resume and shutdown methods.
>   
>   Submitted by: Marko Zec
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.149     +10 -0     src/sys/i386/bios/apm.c

Why are we adding new unconditional giant acquisitions to the tree? 
Devices indicate whether or not they are mpsafe, why can't this be made 
conditional?

Kris


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