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SubjectRe: 2.6.8.1-mm1
On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 07:44:47AM +0200, Peter Osterlund wrote:
> The release/ioctl functions should be no problems to convert, but how
> do I prevent pkt_open() and pkt_remove_dev() from racing against each
> other with your suggestion? Currently this is handled by the ctl_mutex
> and the fact that pkt_find_dev_from_minor() returns NULL if the packet
> device has gone away.

If you call del_gendisk early enough the blocklayer will synchrnoize
them for you. It looks like you'll have to move del_gendisk a little up
for that, though.
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