Re: [PATCH V7 4/8] posix clocks: hook dynamic clocks into systemcalls

[Richard Cochran]

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:03:46AM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 
> Doesn't the same problem exist for the file operations of patch 3? I
> think you want the very same protection there unless you want to do
> the same magic in your USB driver as well.

Yes, you are right. I overlooked that.

> So you could do the following:
  ...

> So your fops would call get_fd_clk() and put_fd_clk() and the pc_timer
> ones get_posix_clock() and put_posix_clock() or whatever sensible
> function names you come up with.
> 
> Thoughts ?

It is a good, concrete suggestion. I will try it that way.

Thanks,

Richard
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