Re: [KJ]remove SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED

From: Roland Dreier
Date: Tue Apr 10 2007 - 17:13:33 EST


> Fact is, we cannot remove SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED. It's needed for
> variables outside functions:
>
> static spinlock_t foobar = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;

DEFINE_SPINLOCK() is provided to define variables that way.

- R.
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