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SubjectRe: chrdev_open lifetime question
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:23:05 -0500, "Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems that if a process keeps a character device open then other
> processes will also be able to get into filp->f_op->open(inode,filp)
> in chrdev_open() even after a driver called cdev_del() as part of its
> unwind procedure. Is this correct or am I missing something?

I see no replies in the archives. Have you got any private ones?

Also, what's the context?

-- Pete
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