linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/13] [usb] changed ioctls to unlocked

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Message-ID: <20090324222015.601fc205@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:20:15 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	stoyboyker@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] [usb] changed ioctls to unlocked

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:09:53 -0700
Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 04:12:42PM -0500, stoyboyker@...il.com wrote:
> > From: Stoyan Gaydarov <stoyboyker@...il.com>
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stoyan Gaydarov <stoyboyker@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/mon/mon_bin.c |   53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> >  1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> NAK, you're just pushing lock_kernel() down for no good reason.

Actually the underlying reason is to get rid of the old ->ioctl hook
entirely so it makes sense to do this but yes for simple drivers they
just want fixing.
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