Re: Linux 2.4.21-ac1

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2003 - 12:59:44 EST


On Sad, 2003-06-14 at 10:57, walt wrote:
> This is the offending line in serialmidi.c:
>
> if (tty->count > 1) {
> snd_printk(KERN_ERR "tty %s is already used", serial->sdev);
>
> The compilation will finish if I make this change:
>
> if (atomic_read(&(tty->count)) > 1) {
>
> Since I don't have a clue what I'm doing this is probably not the right fix :0)
> I suspect that changing the alsa code is starting at the wrong end of the
> problem anyway.

The tty code changed to atomic counters to fix a race. Your fix is
right.

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