K 10 svn:author V 3 pho K 8 svn:date V 27 2012-06-29T14:14:49.631168Z K 7 svn:log V 324 MFC: r237219 In tty_makedev() the following construction: dev = make_dev_cred(); dev->si_drv1 = tp; leaves a small window where the newly created device may be opened and si_drv1 is NULL. As this is a vary rare situation, using a lock to close the window seems overkill. Instead just wait for the assignment of si_drv1. END