[linux-audio-dev] Re: [announce] [patch] Voluntary Kernel Preemption Patch

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 05:00, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Lee Revell <rlrevell at joe-job.com> wrote:
> >
> > > framebuffer scrolling inside lock_kernel().  Tricky.  Suggest you use X or
> >  > vgacon.  You can try removing the lock_kernel() calls from do_tty_write(),
> >  > but make sure you're wearing ear protection.
> >  > 
> > 
> >  OK, I figured this was not an easy one.  I can just not do that.
> 
> Why not?  You can certainly try removing those [un]lock_kernel() calls.
> 

Maybe I missed something.  What exactly do you mean by 'make sure you're
wearing ear protection'?

Lee