Re: PATCH: Fixes for ide-disk.c

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 19:38, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > Okay. We need a different solution then, but the problem remains - the
> > > driver can get multiple, nexted calls to block and unblock. Can it
> > > become a counting lock?
> > 
> > Blocked is a binary power management described state, its not a lock.
> > What are you actually trying to do ?
> 
> He's trying to fix swsusp. Just now it likes
> to BUG() for some people.

I meant at a slightly lower and more detailed level