From: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
To: Stelian Pop <stelian.pop@fr.alcove.com>,
Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BK PATCH 2.4] videodev.c oopses in video_exclusive_register
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:30:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020315203040.A8518@bytesex.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020315110607.GG13625@come.alcove-fr>
In-Reply-To: <20020315110607.GG13625@come.alcove-fr>
> The recent videodev.c backport doesn't initialise the 'lock' mutex
> which is used in video_exclusive_register.
Oops, good spotting. While checking the 2.5 / 2.4 diff (again ...)
I've noticed I also forgot to delete the old, now unused mutex.
Patch below.
Gerd
==============================[ cut here ]==============================
--- 2.4.19-pre3/drivers/media/video/videodev.c.fix Fri Mar 15 20:03:33 2002
+++ 2.4.19-pre3/drivers/media/video/videodev.c Fri Mar 15 20:04:43 2002
@@ -536,8 +536,6 @@
* %VFL_TYPE_RADIO - A radio card
*/
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(videodev_register_lock);
-
int video_register_device(struct video_device *vfd, int type, int nr)
{
int i=0;
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-03-15 19:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-15 11:06 [BK PATCH 2.4] videodev.c oopses in video_exclusive_register Stelian Pop
2002-03-15 19:30 ` Gerd Knorr [this message]
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