Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] revocable: Revocable resource management
From: "Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-16 16:41:52
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On Fri Jan 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM CET, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
Based on the discussions we had at LPC, the revocable resource management API is not the right solution to handle races between device removal and userspace access.
Please see: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DFQ5D44A0348.PZJIGPL972N@kernel.org/ (local)
It is however a possibly useful tool for races between producers and consumers *inside the kernel*.
Do you have an example for such a case?