x86_64: O_EXCL on /dev/mcelog
Background: /dev/mcelog is a clear-on-read interface. It is currently possible for multiple users to open and read() the device. Users are protected from each other during any one read, but not across reads. Description: This patch adds support for O_EXCL to /dev/mcelog. If a user opens the device with O_EXCL, no other user may open the device (EBUSY). Likewise, any user that tries to open the device with O_EXCL while another user has the device will fail (EBUSY). Result: Applications can get exclusive access to /dev/mcelog. Applications that do not care will be unchanged. Alternatives: A simpler choice would be to only allow one open() at all, regardless of O_EXCL. Testing: I wrote an application that opens /dev/mcelog with O_EXCL and observed that any other app that tried to open /dev/mcelog would fail until the exclusive app had closed the device. Caveats: None. Signed-off-by: Tim Hockin <thockin@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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