Re: config_alldevs_lock is evil

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

dyoung%pobox.com@localhost said:
> How would you suggest to synchronize access to the device_t array in a
> cfdriver_t?  I could use a mutex per cfdriver_t, just for example, but
> maybe you have in mind a better way.

As Masao said, a per-cfdriver mutex is acceptable.
But I think there is a more general problem: The driver reads a pointer
which can become invalid immediately after the lock is released, no
matter how the locking is done. Or am I missing something?

best regards
Matthias



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