__release_kernel_lock(); \
} while (0)
-/*
- * Non-SMP kernels will never block on the kernel lock,
- * so we are better off returning a constant zero from
- * reacquire_kernel_lock() so that the compiler can see
- * it at compile-time.
- */
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL)
-# define return_value_on_smp return
-#else
-# define return_value_on_smp
-#endif
-
static inline int reacquire_kernel_lock(struct task_struct *task)
{
if (unlikely(task->lock_depth >= 0))
- return_value_on_smp __reacquire_kernel_lock();
+ return __reacquire_kernel_lock();
return 0;
}
extern void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void) __acquires(kernel_lock);
extern void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void) __releases(kernel_lock);
+/*
+ * Various legacy drivers don't really need the BKL in a specific
+ * function, but they *do* need to know that the BKL became available.
+ * This function just avoids wrapping a bunch of lock/unlock pairs
+ * around code which doesn't really need it.
+ */
+static inline void cycle_kernel_lock(void)
+{
+ lock_kernel();
+ unlock_kernel();
+}
+
#else
#define lock_kernel() do { } while(0)
#define unlock_kernel() do { } while(0)
#define release_kernel_lock(task) do { } while(0)
+#define cycle_kernel_lock() do { } while(0)
#define reacquire_kernel_lock(task) 0
#define kernel_locked() 1