[parisc-linux] Non-atomic __set_bit

[Albert Strasheim]

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Hello,

There's a CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT option that mounts it at boot. I know I
used fdisk on /dev/scsi/somedamnthing/part3/block10/orifice99 or
somesuch :-)

If init is croaking, you need devfsd perhaps?

But here it works fine.

Regards,

Albert

On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Carlos O'Donell Jr. wrote:

> > Hello,
> >=20
> > Is this going into CVS any time soon? It seems to work fine on my
> > 720/50.
> >=20
> > Regards,
> >=20
> > Albert
> >=20
>=20
> Albert,
>=20
> Have you booted a devfs kernel on you box?
> Does it seem to function properly?
>=20
> Adding devfs to my kernel causes some odd stuff to go on after
> trying to enter INIT. Though I haven't had time to sort it out.
> The kernel boots fine, but probably one of the startup scripts
> is doing something decidedly wrong.
>=20
> Since you are using init=3D/bin/sh, and unless you tell devfs
> to explicitly mount at boot, you won't _really_ be using=20
> devfs :)
>=20
> Sure, it compiles... and it looks like it should work.
> But theory and practice are so different it's not funny.
>=20
> <Carlos looks back at the RF Amplifier design he has on the
> whiteboard and chuckles>
>=20
> c.
>=20
> >=20
> > > parisc,
> > >=20
> > > Walking the source for devfs and thinking about Alberts problem.
> > >=20
> > > Would the non-working devfs be fixed by adding:
> > >=20
> > > Non-atomic versions of set_bit e.g. __set_bit=20
> > > and test_and_set_bit e.g. __test_and_set_bit
> > > to linux/include/asm-parisc/bitops.h?
> > >=20
> > > I have the latest CVS linux module.
> > > I've patched against that. It compiles now ;)
> > > (god bless make -j8)
> > >=20
> > > I'm currently sleepy, but I'll post the patch, and test
> > > it tommorow on a 712/60 and 715/50.
> > >=20
> > > c.
> >=20
> > <patch snipped>
>=20
>=20

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