Re: [PATCH] tty races

[Andrew Morton]

Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The patch I proposed fixes the open vs. open race using the tty_sem. The 
>  open vs. close race is closed by removing locking. Less locking seems 
>  better to me. 

But the additional locking is only temporary.  Once we thing the tty_sem
converage is complete, the lock_kernel()s get removed.  

>  If you're still not happy, I'll wrap the close path in the tty_sem...

Would be appreciated, please.
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