Re: config_alldevs_lock is evil

[Mindaugas Rasiukevicius <rmind%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost> wrote:
> This shows two things:
> - There is a blatant bug in the device g/c logics.

That KASSERT() is wrong.  It can safely be removed.

> - Each device_lookup() as done by basically every device driver entry
>   pulls config_alldevs_lock, which is at splhigh.

Right, there was a discussion with David Young about this i.e. reworking
the case when device gets unplugged during some operation.  IPL_HIGH can
and should be avoided.

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Mindaugas