linux-kernel - Re: [Regression] kdesu broken

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Message-ID: <87skgipa40.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp>
Date:	Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:46:07 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Regression] kdesu broken

OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp> writes:

>> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&pair->buf.lock, flags);
>> +	pair->packet = 0;
>
> I worried "pair->packet = 0" when I'm thinking this. I guess it would be
> changed more early than before. Is it ok?

Ah, maybe, this is ok. Because n_tty_read() checks it, so, I guess there
is no big difference with before change.

Thanks.
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
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