Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932236AbWBDPnV (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:43:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932500AbWBDPnV (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:43:21 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.21]:14493 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932236AbWBDPnU (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:43:20 -0500 X-Authenticated: #428038 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:43:14 +0100 From: Matthias Andree To: Krzysztof Halasa Cc: Olivier Galibert , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) Message-ID: <20060204154314.GA18821@merlin.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: Krzysztof Halasa , Olivier Galibert , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <787b0d920602020917u1e7267c5lbea5f02182e0c952@mail.gmail.com> <20060202210949.GD10352@voodoo> <43E27792.nail54V1B1B3Z@burner> <787b0d920602021827m4890fbf4j24d110dc656d2d3a@mail.gmail.com> <43E374CF.nail5CAMKAKEV@burner> <20060203155349.GA9301@voodoo> <20060203180421.GA57965@dspnet.fr.eu.org> <20060203183719.GB11241@voodoo> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: http://home.pages.de/~mandree/keys/GPGKEY.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 699 Lines: 17 On Sat, 04 Feb 2006, Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > And, if we are here, what's wrong with hald using O_EXCL to not > interrupt any other program (does hald need to check the media > if it's in use)? I assume the problem wouldn't exist with hald > using O_EXCL and cdrecord not (yet) using it, would it? Let me throw in a stupid question: Is O_EXCL cooperative, in that other access is only blocked if both tasks use open(...O_EXCL...)? -- Matthias Andree - 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/