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SubjectRe: [bk/patch] driver model update: device_unregister()


On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Patrick Mochel wrote:

> What describes partitions, struct hd_struct? By adding a struct
> driver_dir_entry (yes, crappy name; will change) and a bit of glue logic,
> we can create driverfs directories for them, and start adding attributes
> to the partitions themselves.

_What_ attributes? List of PIDs that hold it open? List of <something>
for all SCM_RIGHTS cookies that happen to pass opened file for that
partition around?

Guys, you are overengineering for no good reason, AFAICS. There is a
good reason why fuser(1) sits in userland and is not done as a property
list for open file. It's exactly the same situation.

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