static int module_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
	/* 
	 * If the file's flags include O_NONBLOCK, it means the process doesn't
	 * want to wait for the file.  In this case, if the file is already 
	 * open, we should fail with -EAGAIN, meaning "you'll have to try 
	 * again", instead of blocking a process which would rather stay awake.
	 */
	if ((file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) && Already_Open)
		return -EAGAIN

	try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);

	/* If the file is already open, wait until it isn't */
	while (Already_Open) {
		int i, is_sig = 0;

		/* 
		 * This function puts the current process, including any system
		 * calls, such as us, to sleep.  Execution will be resumed right
		 * after the function call, either because somebody called 
		 * wake_up(&WaitQ) (only module_close does that, when the file 
		 * is closed) or when a signal, such as Ctrl-C, is sent 
		 * to the process
		 */
		wait_event_interruptible(WaitQ, !Already_Open);

		/* 
		 * If we woke up because we got a signal we're not blocking, 
		 * return -EINTR (fail the system call).  This allows processes
		 * to be killed or stopped.
		 */

	        for (i = 0; i < _NSIG_WORDS && !is_sig; i++)
			is_sig =
			    current->pending.signal.sig[i] & ~current->
			    blocked.sig[i];

		if (is_sig) {
			module_put(THIS_MODULE);
			return -EINTR;
		}
	}

	/* Open the file */
	Already_Open = 1;
	return 0;		/* Allow the access */
}