linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: remove BKL from uinput open function

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Message-Id: <201002040832.09805.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:32:09 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: remove BKL from uinput open function

On Wednesday 03 February 2010, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> OK, so how about the patch below? If it is accepted I will just switch
> to
> 
>         nonseekable_open(inode, file);
>         return 0;
> 
> style. I gonna add Al and akpm to CC to see if the patch will stick...

Sounds reasonable, if only to prevent this from becoming a FAQ.

> VFS: clarify that nonseekable_open() will never fail
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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