linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb:Push BKL on open down into the drivers

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1003301013160.24576@pobox.suse.cz>
Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:13:29 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] usb:Push BKL on open down into the drivers

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010, Oliver Neukum wrote:

> > > This is not a nice feature of the BKL to use. Do you have an alternative 
> > > idea?
> > 
> > Not right now, without introducing additional lock into USB core or 
> > redesigning the hiddev node registration completely. Hmmm ...
> 
> Then you might want to add a comment so the next developer who wants to
> eradicate BKL is warned.

That I already have in my tree.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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