Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:05:57 -0500 (EST) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Does the block layer prevent races between open() and unregister()? |
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A classic race that all drivers for hot-unpluggable devices have to deal with is the race between open() and unregister() (or disconnect()).
Does the block layer have any mechanism to prevent such races? Or does it rely on the lower-level drivers handling such things by themselves?
Alan Stern
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