linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/12] pci : Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:08:56 +0800
From:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Matthew Wilcox" <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/12] pci : Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core

On Dec 29, 2007 10:55 AM, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 09:10:57AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > @@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ void pci_walk_bus(struct pci_bus *top, v
> >                       next = dev->bus_list.next;
> >
> >               /* Run device routines with the device locked */
> > -             down(&dev->dev.sem);
> > +             mutex_lock(&dev->dev.mutex);
> >               cb(dev, userdata);
> > -             up(&dev->dev.sem);
> > +             mutex_unlock(&dev->dev.mutex);
> >       }
> >       up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
> >  }
>
> Patches should be self-contained for ease of bisecting.  I can't tell
> whether this patch is correct or not because you haven't included all
> the other places that need to change at the same time as this.

Hi,

I will repost them after some fixes.

>
> --
> Intel are signing my paycheques ... these opinions are still mine
> "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
> operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
> a retrograde step."
>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/