linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usblcd: Push down BKL into driver

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Message-Id: <200805261657.41398.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Mon, 26 May 2008 16:57:40 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usblcd: Push down BKL into driver

Am Donnerstag 22 Mai 2008 23:07:51 schrieb Alan Cox:
> I'm pretty sure this can be eliminated however I couldn't prove (or find)
> what stopped the device vanishing mid IOCTL_GET_HARD_VERSION. Perhaps a
> USB wizard could double check that and see if the lock_kernel can go
> entirely.

Nothing does. The driver is buggy as it is now irrespective of BKL.
Thanks for noticing.

	Regards
		Oliver
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