linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video4linux: Push down the BKL

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Message-Id: <200805232105.30577.hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 21:05:30 +0200
From:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
To:	video4linux-list@...hat.com
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video4linux: Push down the BKL

On Thursday 22 May 2008 23:37:00 Alan Cox wrote:
> For most drivers the generic ioctl handler does the work and we
> update it and it becomes the unlocked_ioctl method. Older drivers use
> the usercopy method so we make it do the work. Finally there are a
> few special cases.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

Here is my Ack for the ivtv/cx18 parts of this patch:

Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>

Regards,

	Hans
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