linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/12] usbdevfs: move compat

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Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:19 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>,
	Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@...il.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@....com>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/12] usbdevfs: move compat_ioctl handling to devio.c

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:27:05AM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Half the compat_ioctl handling is in devio.c, the other
> half is in fs/compat_ioctl.c. This moves everything into
> one place for consistency.
> 
> As a positive side-effect, push down the BKL into the
> ioctl methods.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> Cc: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
> Cc: Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
> Cc: Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@...il.com>
> Cc: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@....com>
> Cc: linux-usb@...r.kernel.org

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

thanks for doing this.

greg k-h
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