> Quoting Rajiv Andrade (
srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com):
> > This patch removes the BKL calls from the TPM driver, which
> > were added in the overall misc-char-dev-BKL-pushdown.patch,
> > as they are not needed. Changed num_opens from an int to atomic_t.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@us.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> Yes, this patch is good.
>
> It would also be good to rename num_opens. Note that it is always
> either 0 or 1, and indicates whether someone has opened the chip.
> So 'is_open' may make more sense.
