Re: [PATCH, RFC] Char dev BKL pushdown v2

[Stefan Richter]

Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>  drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c                   |   16 ++++++++---
...
>  drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c                    |    6 +++-
>  drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c                   |    3 ++
>  drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c                 |   18 +++++++++---
...
>       ieee1394: cdev lock_kernel() pushdown

I have yet to look at these drivers in detail whether they need BKL or 
not.  They likely don't.

>       firewire: cdev lock_kernel() pushdown

drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c::fw_device_op_open() does not need the BKL.
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