Re: [PATCH 1/5] uio: Fix lack of locking in init_uio_class

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Fri Sep 17 2010 - 16:32:46 EST




On Tue, 14 Sep 2010, Eric W. Biederman wrote:

>
> There is no locking in init_uio_class so multiple
> drivers can race and create multiple uio classes.
>
> Fix this by simplifying the code. In particular always
> register the uio class during module_init and make things
> simpler.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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