linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix race in arch/sparc64/kernel/trampoline.S

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Date:	Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:33:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	andrea@...sephoneslair.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix race in arch/sparc64/kernel/trampoline.S

From: Andrea Shepard <andrea@...sephoneslair.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:06:35 -0700

> Make arch/sparc64/kernel/trampoline.S in 2.6.27.1 lock prom_entry_lock
> when calling the PROM.  This prevents a race condition that I observed
> causing a hang on startup on a 12-CPU E4500.
> 
> I am not subscribed to this list, so please CC me on replies.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Shepard <andrea@...sephoneslair.org>

Applied, thanks a lot Andrea.
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