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SubjectRe: Can a char device close() block
On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Douglas Gilbert wrote:

> I presumed that the close() on a char driver like
> the SCSI sg could not block. This opens up the problem

It is up to the driver writer to determine whether or not the drivers
methods will block, according to the state and behavior of the device being
managed.

-bp
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