[PATCH] RTAS - adapt procfs interface

Nathan Lynch ntl at pobox.com
Thu Apr 3 05:54:51 EST 2008


Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Nathan Lynch writes:
> 
> > I think this is better... the way these files are used is lame, but
> > this should preserve the existing behavior.  I haven't yet tested
> > this, can you?
> 
> Looks OK -- can I have a proper patch description and a signed-off-by
> line for this please?

Actually, my patch has the potentially undesirable consequence of
allowing only one of the three flash-related proc files to be open at
any time, whereas the previous behavior enforced exclusive open on a
per-file basis.

If you want something for 2.6.25, I think the patch Jens posted is
of lower risk.




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