Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:56:17 -0700 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: dk+@ua.net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible SERIOUS bug in open()? Message-ID: <199710231756.KAA04569@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>
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On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 17:31:02 +0000 (GMT) Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote: > I need to hold a reference. The "lock against eject" operation is > a side effect of an existing reference forcing the count over 1 for > the device in question. > > So the short answer is "to obtain reference side effects without > granting read/write access on the descriptor". I think "open for not read not write" is a silly way to do this, personally. If you want to add/delete "artificial references", then invent a real interface for it, don't use a hack like open with non-sensical flags. Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: +1 408 866 1912 NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: +1 415 604 0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: +1 415 428 6939
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