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Subject: Re: tty's use of file_list_lock and file_move
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Ar Llu, 2006-07-10 am 18:35 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jon Smirl:
> Assuming do_SAK has blocked anyone's ability to newly open the tty,
> why does it need to search every file handle in the system instead of
> just using tty->tty_files? tty->tty_files should contain a list of
> everyone who has the tty open. Is this global search needed because of
> duplicated handles?

I don't actually know. Thats an area I've not dug too deeply into at
all.