Re: [PATCH] Remove needless BKL from release functions

From: Flavio Stanchina (flavio.stanchina@tin.it)
Date: Mon Nov 26 2001 - 14:41:52 EST


On Monday 26 November 2001 18:46, David C. Hansen wrote:

> In the patch, in the open function, you do this:
> if (handler)
> new_fops = fops_get(handler->fops);
>
> But, the fops_get() #define already cheecks to make sure handler isn't
> null: #define fops_get(fops) \
> (((fops) && (fops)->owner) \
> ? ( try_inc_mod_count((fops)->owner) ? (fops) : NULL ) \
> : (fops))

Look closer, it doesn't check 'handler' (it couldn't).

-- 
Ciao,
    Flavio Stanchina
    Trento - Italy

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