Am Dienstag, 8. Mai 2007 18:59 schrieb Alan Stern:
> But first, I think we should be able to get rid of the skel_open_lock
> mutex plus similar mutexes in other USB drivers.  The problem they address
> is the race between open() and disconnect() -- or more accurately, open()
> and unregister_dev().  It should be fixed once and for all in usbcore.  
> And without relying on the BKL.
> 
> How do you like this approach?

1. An rwsem is likely overkill.
2. I would prefer to have exclusion between open and reset, too.

Apart from that, the idea is very good.

        Regards
                Oliver

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