[vbox-dev] Modifications for kernel 2.6.36

[Larry Finger]

In kernel 2.6.36, the BKL (big kernel lock) is removed for file ioctl
operations. This change affects vboxnetadp. To fix it, the following patch,
which is issued under the GPL V2, is needed:

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net>

Index: src/vboxnetadp/linux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.c
===================================================================
--- src.orig/vboxnetadp/linux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.c
+++ src/vboxnetadp/linux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ static struct file_operations gFileOpsVB
     owner:      THIS_MODULE,
     open:       VBoxNetAdpLinuxOpen,
     release:    VBoxNetAdpLinuxClose,
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 36)
     ioctl:      VBoxNetAdpLinuxIOCtl,
+#endif
 };

 /** The miscdevice structure. */
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ static int VBoxNetAdpLinuxClose(struct i
  * @param   uCmd        The function specified to ioctl().
  * @param   ulArg       The argument specified to ioctl().
  */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 36)
 static int VBoxNetAdpLinuxIOCtl(struct inode *pInode, struct file *pFilp,
unsigned int uCmd, unsigned long ulArg)
 {
     VBOXNETADPREQ Req;
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ static int VBoxNetAdpLinuxIOCtl(struct i

     return 0;
 }
+#endif

 int  vboxNetAdpOsInit(PVBOXNETADP pThis)
 {

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