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SubjectRe: Does the block layer prevent races between open() and unregister()?
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On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 06:05, Alan Stern wrote:
> A classic race that all drivers for hot-unpluggable devices have to deal
> with is the race between open() and unregister() (or disconnect()).
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> 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?
According to usb-skel driver, nobody cares about.

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> Alan Stern
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