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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:31:01 -0700 From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> To: dave.bueso@...il.com Cc: axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] uniform cdrom: fix mutex unlocking in /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info file On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:40:54 -0400 Davidlohr Bueso <dave.bueso@...il.com> wrote: > Regarding cdrom_sysctl_info(), I have noticed in several netbooks > (haven't > looked in other machines with no cdrom drive) that the > /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info file shows no values for the listed entries, > ie: > > CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.20 2003/12/17 > > drive name: > drive speed: > drive # of slots: > Can close tray: > Can open tray: > ... > > Now, is this expected behavior? If not, should it be changed to > something > more descriptive? Perhaps it would affect user space applications that > read > the file? It works for me. Does your kernel build have CONFIG_SYSCTL=n? If so, then all that code is disabled. That seems a bit bogus to me and perhaps we should enable at least some of that code by CONFIG_PROCFS instead. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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