Re: 2.4 in-kernel file opening

From: linux-os (*** Johnson) (linux-os_at_analogic.com)
Date: 10/04/05

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To: "Martin Drab" <drab@kepler.fjfi.cvut.cz>

    On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, Martin Drab wrote:

    > On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, Martin Drab wrote:
    >
    >> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, Martin Drab wrote:
    >> ...
    >>> things within the driver before the mmap() - I guess that should be
    >>> possibble to do from within the fops->mmap(), but I also need to do
    >>> something upon munmap()ping. Where should I place that? There doesn't seem
    >>> to be any function that would be called upon user munmap(). :(
    >>
    >> Should this be placed at vmops->close()?
    >
    > Or does there have to be a separate ioctl call for that after the munmap()
    > anyway?
    >
    > Martin

    Just grin and bear it. Do the right things at the right time. If you
    need ioctl() just do it. It will save you loads of development and
    debugging time. Further, somebody else will be able to maintain the
    code when you get promoted.

    Cheers,
    *** Johnson
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