[openib-general] [openfabrics-ewg] OFED Status

[Robert Walsh]

> This seems dangerous, especially now that we have PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE:
> nothing prevents ipath_cdev_init() from being called twice.  Better to
> use something like test_and_set_bit() to make sure this is done
> exactly once.

Well, it needs to be refcounted, as we need to create it on first
add_one and remove it on the last remove_one.  If I put a spinlock
around it, would that suffice?

Regards,
 Robert.