Re: [PATCH] video4linux: Push down the BKL

[corbet@lwn.net (Jonathan Corbet)]

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> The problem is that currently they are almost all unsafe - I did a quick
> survey as part of the changes. Pushing it down to the video2_ioctl is a
> starting point, but the v4l layer is going to need a lot of love and its
> own gradual migration.

Agreed.
 
> Right now we've gone from BKL buried in fs to BKL at top of v4l layer
> which is indeed only a starting point. I'd assumed the same as you are
> think a new video_ioctl2 and switching drivers one by one (I was assuming
> adding video2_ioctl_unlocked())

It sound like we're thinking the same way, yes.  Except I'd pick the
long name for the one we want to get rid of :)

BTW, drop me a pointer if you'd like this series pulled into the
ever-growing bkl-removal tree.

jon