linux-kernel - Re: input: Oops when unplugging opened Wacom USB device

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Date:	Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:08:16 +0200
From:	Magnus Vigerlöf <wigge@...foot.com>
To:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: input: Oops when unplugging opened Wacom USB device

On Friday 21 July 2006 20:53, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On 7/21/06, Magnus Vigerlöf <wigge@...foot.com> wrote:
> > Does somebody knows the reason for the lack of locking in this part
> > of the code? The code is similar and the problems may be the same
> > in joydev.c and tsdev.c as well.
>
> Ahem, well, just lack of time I suppose. I am starting adding some
> locking to the input core, once its done we can work on locking in
> handlers.

Ah, good to know it's on the TODO-list. I do have a way around this 
race-condition so I'm not severly affected by it.

 Magnus
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