Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:06:58 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: si_drv1 used already? Message-ID: <56897.985586818@critter> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:47:04 -0800." <3ABEC9C7.F6C759CA@elischer.org>
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In message <3ABEC9C7.F6C759CA@elischer.org>, Julian Elischer writes: > >The vmware vmmon driver used to use si_drv1 but suddenly it appears to >have already been used (at least it is no-longer non-zero). >It would fail to open because it checks it before using it during open. >Changing the driver to use si_drv2 fixes the problem. > >Since drv1 is defined as 'for the use of the driver' >I am not sure that it is wrong for the driver to use it. >In fact many other drivers do use it without testing it. > >I see it's used in freedev() and make_dev_alias(). >Is it safe for the driver to use it even if it is non-zero? I think you need to give me a bit more details before I an answer meaningfully... Are you sure that the value is not from previous use by vmmon ? -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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