Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] pps: Use a single cdev

2013-02-20 Thread Peter Hurley
On Tue, 2013-02-12 at 02:02 -0500, George Spelvin wrote: > One per device just seems wasteful, when we already manintain a > data structure to map minor numbers to devices, and we already have > a PPS_MAX_SOURCES #define. > > This is also a more comprehensive fix to the use-after-free bug > that h

Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] pps: Use a single cdev

2013-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 01:35:29PM -0500, George Spelvin wrote: > > You forgot a Signed-off-by: line for this patch, so I can't apply it, or > > the 9/9 patch :( > > Oops, fixed. I don't see why the 9/9 patch depends on it, > though. They're not related or interdependent in any way. > > If you

Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] pps: Use a single cdev

2013-02-13 Thread George Spelvin
> You forgot a Signed-off-by: line for this patch, so I can't apply it, or > the 9/9 patch :( Oops, fixed. I don't see why the 9/9 patch depends on it, though. They're not related or interdependent in any way. If you want to check the logic, I'd appreciate it. I'm not really sure about the RCU

Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] pps: Use a single cdev

2013-02-13 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 02:02:42AM -0500, George Spelvin wrote: > One per device just seems wasteful, when we already manintain a > data structure to map minor numbers to devices, and we already have > a PPS_MAX_SOURCES #define. > > This is also a more comprehensive fix to the use-after-free bug >