tty_mutex is a core, system-wide lock; there is no reason for any code outside the tty core to have direct access.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <[email protected]> --- drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c index 09e8d4f..64c4a7e 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c @@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_std_termios); LIST_HEAD(tty_drivers); /* linked list of tty drivers */ -/* Mutex to protect creating and releasing a tty. This is shared with - vt.c for deeply disgusting hack reasons */ +/* Mutex to protect creating and releasing a tty */ DEFINE_MUTEX(tty_mutex); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_mutex); /* Spinlock to protect the tty->tty_files list */ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(tty_files_lock); -- 2.6.3 -- 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/
