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SubjectRe: [PATCH] tty races
Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com> wrote:
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> The patch I proposed fixes the open vs. open race using the tty_sem. The
> open vs. close race is closed by removing locking. Less locking seems
> better to me.

But the additional locking is only temporary. Once we thing the tty_sem
converage is complete, the lock_kernel()s get removed.

> If you're still not happy, I'll wrap the close path in the tty_sem...

Would be appreciated, please.
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