Re: [PATCH] Allow raw_notifier callouts to unregister themselves

[Andrew Morton]

Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Since raw_notifier chains don't benefit from any centralized locking
> protections, they shouldn't suffer from the associated limitations.  
> Under some circumstances it might make sense for a raw_notifier callout
> routine to unregister itself from the notifier chain.  This patch (as678)
> changes the notifier core to allow for such things.

ok...  Can you see any reason why 2.6.17 needs this?
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