linux-kernel - Re: broken device locking, sg vs. sg

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Date:	Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:31:02 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Eduard Bloch <edi@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	debburn-devel@...ts.alioth.debian.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>
Subject: Re: broken device locking, sg vs. sg_io on block devices

> > Can we do following without having side effects:
> > 
> > open("/dev/sr0",O_EXCL|O_RDWR); /* no matter what it returns */
> > fcntl(..., F_SETLK); /* no matter what it returns */
> > ioctl(f, SCSI_IOCTL_GET_IDLUN, &x);
> > ioctl(f, SCSI_IOCTL_GET_BUS_NUMBER, &jo);
> > 
> > Can you guarantee us that bit? 

open() has side effects. The CD layer allows you to open with O_NDELAY if
you want to avoid them.

> [1] and when we get real critical questions then everything we get is
> radio silence? Very kindly. NOT.

Given the attitude that was shown before be glad I'm even bothering to
reply to this.

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