linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] pty: Lock the devpts bits privately

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Date:	Tue, 8 May 2012 21:43:09 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] pty: Lock the devpts bits privately

On Tue, 08 May 2012 11:18:35 -0700
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> wrote:

> On 05/03/2012 02:22 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
> > From: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
> > 
> > This is a private pty affair, we don't want to tangle it with the tty_lock
> > any more as we know all the other non tty locking is now handled by the vfs
> > so we too can move.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> > +		        mutex_lock(&devpts_mutex);
> >  			devpts_pty_kill(tty->link);
> > +		        mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
> 
> > +	mutex_lock(&devpts_mutex);
> > +	tty = devpts_get_tty(pts_inode, idx);
> > +	mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
> 
> > +	mutex_lock(&devpts_mutex);
> >  	tty = tty_init_dev(ptm_driver, index);
> > +	mutex_unlock(&devpts_mutex);
> 
> Conceptually this seems fine, but it would seem cleaner to me to push
> this mutex into the called functions in devpts; I suspect the lock could
> be eliminated or at least be made per instance there (which would make
> massive-container people happy...)

One step at a time. I agree entirely that the ideal case is that
devpts_foo is internally locked and coherent. That is an exercise for
someone who likes devpts 8)

Alan
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