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SubjectRe: [patch] char/raw.c locking on error
Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> (I bet raw doesn't need BKL at all; I'll see if I can't find some time
> to have a look later on).

Is it still in use - the raw driver, that is? Nowadays,
every block device can be opened in direct mode by using
O_DIRECT - this is what raw does. I mean, is it worth
spending even more time on it?

/mjt


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