Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762005AbYAKRRw (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:17:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1760409AbYAKRRp (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:17:45 -0500 Received: from waste.org ([66.93.16.53]:40399 "EHLO waste.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759302AbYAKRRo (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:17:44 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Random number driver: make random_ioctl as an unlocked_ioctl function From: Matt Mackall To: Nikanth Karthikesan Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1200051592.3844.63.camel@nikanth-laptop.blr.novell.com> References: <1200051592.3844.63.camel@nikanth-laptop.blr.novell.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:17:08 -0600 Message-Id: <1200071828.3830.0.camel@cinder.waste.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 623 Lines: 18 On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 17:09 +0530, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote: > The random_ioctl is registered as an ioctl function but it does not > require BKL to be held when called. Changing it as an unlocked_ioctl > function. > > Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan Looks good, but I've already got this queued. -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time. -- 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/