From d21c95c569c462da20d491b75d0a45bd70ddc1bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Corbet Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 13:40:30 -0600 Subject: Add "no BKL needed" comments to several drivers This documents the fact that somebody looked at the relevant open() functions and concluded that, due to their trivial nature, no locking was needed. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c') diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c index 8c22329aa85..bbff029536e 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c @@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ out: } /* End tw_chrdev_ioctl() */ /* This function handles open for the character device */ +/* NOTE that this function races with remove - adding BKL + won't help */ static int tw_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) { unsigned int minor_number; -- cgit v1.2.3 From f2b9857eee17797541b845782ade4d7a9d50f843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Corbet Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 15:32:43 -0600 Subject: Add a bunch of cycle_kernel_lock() calls All of the open() functions which don't need the BKL on their face may still depend on its acquisition to serialize opens against driver initialization. So make those functions acquire then release the BKL to be on the safe side. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c') diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c index bbff029536e..a0537f09aa2 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c @@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ #include #include +#include #include #include #include @@ -1027,12 +1028,12 @@ out: } /* End tw_chrdev_ioctl() */ /* This function handles open for the character device */ -/* NOTE that this function races with remove - adding BKL - won't help */ +/* NOTE that this function races with remove. */ static int tw_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) { unsigned int minor_number; + cycle_kernel_lock(); dprintk(KERN_WARNING "3w-xxxx: tw_ioctl_open()\n"); minor_number = iminor(inode); -- cgit v1.2.3