Re: [PATCH] spi: Push the BKL down into the drivers

From: David Brownell
Date: Thu May 22 2008 - 20:41:10 EST


On Thursday 22 May 2008, Alan Cox wrote:
> Another step to removing ->ioctl and to removing the BKL

This happens to not apply with the latest patches; I'll
address that.

Where is the writeup about exactly what lock_kernel() is
supposed to have been protecting against in ioctl code?

- Dave

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