Re: [PATCH] Change x86 Machine check handler to use unlocked_ioclinstead of ioctl

[Ingo Molnar]

* Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> The Machine check handler registers ioctl handler that is called with 
> the BKL held. Changing to register unlocked_ioctl instead. Also mce 
> ioctl handler does not seem to need any lock protection.
> 
> Change the Machine check handler to use unlocked_ioctl instead of 
> ioctl handler. Also the mce ioctl handler does not need any lock 
> protection.

thanks, applied to x86.git. Mcelog functionality uses cmpxchg so no need 
for the BKL there. The ioctl still being BKL is purely historic and it 
was never relied on.

	Ingo
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