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SubjectRe: refcounting drivers' data structures used in sysfs buffers
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Am Montag, 12. März 2007 21:03 schrieb Alan Stern:
> On Mon, 12 Mar 2007, Oliver Neukum wrote:
>
> > > > I don't like reverting my own code. But I predict he'll tell you that a
> > > > driver's bond with a device should be represented in a data structure
> > > > that is to be refcounted.
> > >
> > > :-)
> >
> > Coming to think about it, he might be right there.
>
> There still would be a synchronization problem. Refcounts don't solve
> races; they only solve lifetime problems. And you would still have to
> change the sysfs API, plus all the other stuff...
>
> Do you think Linus would listen if all three of us (plus maybe Greg) tried
> to convince him?

No. He'd tell you that a crap API should be changed.

Regards
Oliver
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