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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 21:13:21 -0700
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] tty: Remove ASYNC_CLOSING checks in open()/hangup()
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On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 04:00:52PM -0400, Peter Hurley wrote:
> 
> Note: The ASYNC_CLOSING flag state is still maintained since several
> bitrotting drivers use it for (dubious) other purposes.

I think we should drop it, it's pointless and no one ever actually does
anything with it.

thanks,

greg k-h