On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Cornelia Huck wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:36:31 +0200 (CEST), > Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > We have a probe thread that checks for new storage devices and adds them to the > > bus with ps3_system_bus_device_register(), which calls device_register(). > > > > I guess the actual bus probe() routine gets called through the notifier call > > chain? That's where I got lost... > > No, ->probe() is called from device_register() directly. If you just > have one probe thread, you should have enough serialization. IC, through bus_attach_device() in device_add(). Any chance this will change? I already added a mutex to ps3disk to protect against this. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619