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From: Frederic Weisbecker on 30 Apr 2010 15:00 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:51:38PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > The st_open function is serialized through the st_dev_arr_lock > and the STp->in_use flag, so there is no race that the BKL > can protect against in the driver itself, and the function > does not access any global state outside of the driver that > might be protected with the BKL. > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> > --- Kai, can we get your ack on this? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
From: Kai Makisara on 30 Apr 2010 15:10
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Frederic Weisbecker wrote: > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:51:38PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > The st_open function is serialized through the st_dev_arr_lock > > and the STp->in_use flag, so there is no race that the BKL > > can protect against in the driver itself, and the function > > does not access any global state outside of the driver that > > might be protected with the BKL. > > > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd(a)arndb.de> > > --- > > > > Kai, can we get your ack on this? > I am sorry, I have forgotten to send it. Acked-by: Kai Makisara <kai.makisara(a)kolumbus.fi> Thanks, Kai -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo(a)vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ |