Re: locking question in the SMP era

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Hi,

Roy Smith a écrit :

> can the module be invoked on several processors on the same time ?
> if yes, locking must be made on every variable !!

It depends on what does your module. Try to be more precise.

Is it a block device driver, a character device driver, does it provide
a /proc interface, a /sys interface, an ioctl() interface, or whatever ?

Sincerly,

Thomas
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