linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/13] [drivers/media] changed ioctls to unlocked

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Date:	Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:31:54 -0500
From:	Stoyan Gaydarov <stoyboyker@...il.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/13] [drivers/media] changed ioctls to unlocked

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> -static int dabusb_ioctl (struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>> +static long dabusb_ioctl (struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>>  {
>> +     lock_kernel();
>>       pdabusb_t s = (pdabusb_t) file->private_data;
>
> After the variables or you'll get lots of warnings from gcc
>
>

Unfortunately I am not familiar with this driver and as such i was not
sure if the variable required the lock to be accessed or not so as to
play it safe i put it before the variable. But i can resubmit this
patch if there are no problems.

-- 

-Stoyan
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