linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] uio: Simplify the lifetime logic of struct uio

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Date:	Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:00:23 +0200
From:	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...utronix.de>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] uio: Simplify the lifetime logic of struct
 uio_device.

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 03:46:56PM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> 
> Embed struct device into struct uio_device, and use
> the refcounting and the release method of struct device
> to control struct uio_device.
> 
> This allows device_create and device_destroy to be replaced
> with the more standard device_register and device_unregister,
> and allows the struct device reference count to act as a
> reference count on struct idev as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>

Eric,
just to give you a feedback: I simply didn't find the time to have a look
at your patches. I have a 200% workload ATM in my daily job. I hope I can
have a look at the weekend.

Sorry for the delay, but you're not forgotten ;-)

Thanks,
Hans

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