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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] net #6
From:       Alan Cox <alan () lxorguk ! ukuu ! org ! uk>
Date:       2001-05-31 21:35:38
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> > They are done this way to get good non SMP performance. Your changes would
> > ruin that.
> 
> Maybe macro "spin_lock_irqsave_on_smp()" would be good idea? These
> ifdefs look ugly. Maybe local to driver, maybe even global.

I had that argument with Linus about globally and ended up with ifdefs. 
I agree about locally - feel free

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