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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:40:08 +0200 (CEST)
From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
To: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: devfs: BKL *not* taken while opening devices
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Hi,

On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> I'm not convinced of that. It's not nearly a critical path and it's
> better to get even the "dumb" drivers safe than to risk having big
> security holes in there for years to come.

The BKL doesn't make a driver safe, remember that it's released on
schedule.

bye, Roman

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