On Saturday 01 May 2010 11:55:37 Hans Verkuil wrote:
> However, I do think it would be better to
> create a video_ioctl2_bkl rather than add a video_ioctl2_unlocked. The current
> video_ioctl2 function is already unlocked. So you are subtle changing the
> behavior of video_ioctl2. Not a good idea IMHO. And yes, grepping for
> video_ioctl2_bkl is also easy to do and makes it more obvious that the BKL is
> used in drivers that call this.
Yes, that makes sense. It also allows working towards a goal of 'removing
video_ioctl2_bkl', which is easier to understand than 'converting video_ioctl2
users to video_ioctl2_unlocked and later renaming that'.
Arnd
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