Hi Alasdair, On Wednesday 09 January 2008 14:40, Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > Device-mapper for example in dm_blk_ioctl(), has no need for BKL so > drops it immediately, but it does need the inode parameter, so it is > unable to switch as things stand.
So what stops you from changing to unlocked_ioctl for the main device mapper ctl_ioctl? You aren't using the inode parameter, or the file parameter: http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.23.12/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c#L1402 Regards, Daniel -- 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/
