linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] uio: Fix uio driver to refcount device

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Date:	Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:05:40 +0100
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Brian Russell <brian.russell@...cade.com>
Cc:	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...sjkoch.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] uio: Fix uio driver to refcount device

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 01:40:39PM +0000, Brian Russell wrote:
> Protect uio driver from its owner being unplugged while there are open fds.
> 
> v5: add patch version changes
> 
> v4: info struct passed in uio_register_device can be freed on unregister, so null
>     out the field in uio_unregister_device and check accesses.
> 
> v3: Embed struct device in struct uio_device, use refcounting on device, free
>     uio_device on release.
> 
> v2: Add blank line to header

These need to go below the --- line, we don't need them in the
changelog.

v6?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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