linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/1] Switch ioctl functions of drivers/scsi/sg.c to unlocked

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Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:07:48 +0100
From:	Andre Noll <maan@...temlinux.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] Switch ioctl functions of drivers/scsi/sg.c to unlocked_ioctl

On 19:59, Andi Kleen wrote:

> But perhaps for such a long ioctl handler it would be better to move
> the lock/unlock_kernel()s into the individual case ...: statements;
> then it could be eliminated step by step.

Sure, I can do that if James likes the idea. Since not all case
statements need the BKL, we could add it only to those for which it
isn't clear that it is unnecessary.

And this would actually improve something.

Andre
-- 
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