In general, I've found that the corresponding functions with no double underscores will necessary locking and set up. If you call the functions with the double underscores, you're on your own to do necessary locking and set up. There's probably some grander design behind it, but that's pretty much what I've found to be true. On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Little, John wrote: > why do some functions begin with double underscores? > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
