linux-kernel - Re: [JANITOR PROPOSAL] Switch ioctl functions to ->unlocked

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:03:13 +0100
From:	"Paolo Ciarrocchi" <paolo.ciarrocchi@...il.com>
To:	"Matthew Wilcox" <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, gorcunov@...il.com
Subject: Re: [JANITOR PROPOSAL] Switch ioctl functions to ->unlocked_ioctl

On Jan 8, 2008 9:00 PM, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 08:58:04PM +0100, Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
> > -static const struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
> > +static long rtc_fioctl(struct file_operations rtc_fops)
> > +{
> > +     lock_kernel();
> >       .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
>
> You should probably restrict yourself to files that you can at least
> compile ...

Yes of course, I've been silly in didn't verify whether the file compile
but I would appreciate to know whether I'm on the right track or not.

Switching to a different file now...

Thanks.

Ciao,
-- 
Paolo
http://paolo.ciarrocchi.googlepages.com/
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