Linux Operating System Source Code: IBM Patches

 
fix race and remove BKL from wdt977
Description:
We've seen this in several other drivers, most recently the indydog one. If two simultaneous opens occur, they race, they device gets opened twice. Using atomic bitops fixes this. The BKL is not needed.
Developer:
Dave Hansen
Status:
Submitted to project
Release Notes Date Files
2.5.8-pre1 Release Notes 2002-04-05  
  File Notes   wdt977-bkl_remove-2.5.8-pre1.patch.gz