> As long as the new behavior continues to call > driver->close() if driver->open() succeeds > then I see no problem.
It breaks if any existing driver is doing no cleanup in ->open() when it fails but relying upon ->close() being called. That is what needs auditing first of all. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/