Re: [PATCH 1/1] Misc: phantom, move to unlocked_ioctl

On Fri, 18 May 2007 22:34:53 +0200 (CEST)
Jiri Slaby <[email protected]> wrote:

> @@ -118,7 +125,9 @@ static int phantom_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, u_int cmd,
>  		if (r.reg > 7)
>  			return -EINVAL;
>  
> +		spin_lock(&dev->ioctl_lock);
>  		r.value = ioread32(dev->iaddr + r.reg);
> +		spin_unlock(&dev->ioctl_lock);

What is that locking protecting in here?
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