+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(mce_state_lock);
+static int open_count; /* #times opened */
+static int open_exclu; /* already open exclusive? */
+
+static int mce_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ spin_lock(&mce_state_lock);
+
+ if (open_exclu || (open_count && (file->f_flags & O_EXCL))) {
+ spin_unlock(&mce_state_lock);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ if (file->f_flags & O_EXCL)
+ open_exclu = 1;
+ open_count++;
+
+ spin_unlock(&mce_state_lock);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int mce_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ spin_lock(&mce_state_lock);
+
+ open_count--;
+ open_exclu = 0;
+
+ spin_unlock(&mce_state_lock);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+