Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] udev enhancements to use kernel event queue | From | Robert Love <> | Date | 12 Jun 2003 16:16:03 -0700 |
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On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 16:09, Greg KH wrote:
> + > + envp [i++] = scratch; > + scratch += sprintf(scratch, "SEQNUM=%ld", sequence_num) + 1; > + ++sequence_num;
Since I do not see a lock in here, I think you need to use atomics?
As is, you can also race and have the same sequence_num value written out twice.
Robert Love
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