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

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Message-ID: <20080110194550.GB20152@skl-net.de>
Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:45:50 +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 20:29, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > 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.
> 
> I still think it would be a good strategy to first add it to all
> (in a essentially nop semantics patch) and then later eliminate
> it from the cases that obviously don't need it. 

James, would you accept such a patch?

Andre
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