Hi Oliver,

> I expect it to rarely matter, but it might matter now and then. It's
> just a question of hygiene. If you are using a temporary buffer I'd
> like to see it used to full advantage. So either drop the lock or do
> a direct copy. I'd prefer the first option your patch implemented.

I agree.  Greg, please consider applying the updated patch:



Protect against driver binding changes while reading the driver name.