Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261496AbVCNNhZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:37:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261494AbVCNNhY (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:37:24 -0500 Received: from clock-tower.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:10913 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261496AbVCNNg0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:36:26 -0500 Subject: Re: User mode drivers: part 2: PCI device handling (patch 1/2 for 2.6.11) From: Alan Cox To: Albert Cahalan Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , peterc@gelato.unsw.edu.au In-Reply-To: <1110575069.1949.72.camel@cube> References: <1110518308.1949.67.camel@cube> <1110568542.15927.76.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1110575069.1949.72.camel@cube> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1110807262.15927.117.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:34:24 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 579 Lines: 14 On Gwe, 2005-03-11 at 21:04, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > Still insufficient because the device might be hotplugged on you. You > > need a file handle that has the expected revocation effects on unplug > > and refcounts > > I was under the impression that a file handle would be returned. Then lets use that popular "open" system call - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/