Re: [PATCH 1/2] ELAN U132 Host Controller Driver: convert sw_lock to mutex

On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 08:14:11AM +0200, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
[]
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ELAN U132 Host Controller Driver: convert sw_lock to mutex
> > []
> > >          struct list_head u132_list;
> > > -        struct semaphore sw_lock;
> > > +        struct mutex sw_lock;
> > >          struct semaphore scheduler_lock;
> > 
> > Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ELAN U132 Host Controller Driver: convert  scheduler_lock t
> > []
> > >         struct list_head u132_list;
> > >         struct semaphore sw_lock;
> > >-        struct semaphore scheduler_lock;
> > >+        struct mutex scheduler_lock;
> > 
> > Are you sure, you have right patch sequence?
> 
> my idea was to sent two independent patches, would it be better to
> have one patch based on the other?

They must be consecutive *and* not contradicting. This patches are
mutually exclusive, because each includes unmodified context of other.

But who knows, maybe magic can apply both without problems :)
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