Re: devfs: BKL *not* taken while opening devices

Roman Zippel
2002-04-29T17:40:20Z

Hi,

On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> I'm not convinced of that. It's not nearly a critical path and it's
> better to get even the "dumb" drivers safe than to risk having big
> security holes in there for years to come.

The BKL doesn't make a driver safe, remember that it's released on
schedule.

bye, Roman