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

From: Brian Russell
Date: Thu Mar 19 2015 - 10:11:26 EST




On 19/03/15 14:05, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 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? :)
>

Urgh! On its way :-)

Brian

> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
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