linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] parport: check exclusive access before register

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Date:	Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:25:04 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] parport: check exclusive access before register

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 03:20:20PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> As of now we were starting the registration process and after the device
> is registered we were checking if the device can be used by the
> parport. Now lets check it first so that we do not need to go through
> the registration process only to fail at the end.
> The original exclusive access check at the end is still there so that we
> do not get any surprises if two different process registers its device
> with same parport and with exclusive access at the same time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudip@...torindia.org>
> ---
> 
> Hi Greg,
> One doubt - if anyone sends any patch regarding parport, it will be
> addressed to me. so do i need to forward it to you?

Yes, please do so, I'll be glad to queue them up in my trees to go to
Linus.

thanks,

greg k-h
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