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    DateTue, 6 Nov 2001 00:01:43 -0700
    FromRichard Gooch <>
    SubjectRe: Poor floppy performance in kernel 2.4.10
    Alexander Viro writes:
    > 	BTW, here's one more devfs rmmod race: check_disk_changed() in
    > fs/devfs/base.c.  Calling ->check_media_change() with no protection
    > whatsoever.  If rmmod happens at that point...
    
    How is this different from a call to fs/block_dev.c:check_disk_change()
    which also has no protection?
    
    				Regards,
    
    					Richard....
    Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
    Current:   rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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