linux-kernel - Re: [tty bug] kernel BUG at drivers/char/tty

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:27:48 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tty bug] kernel BUG at drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c:359!

On Tuesday 13 January 2009, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:10:39 +0100
> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > FYI, -tip testing found a new warning in drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c:
> 
> Thanks - yes there is a real bug that is exposed by the BKL drop if you
> manage to hit the flush ioctl as the ldisc changes 
> 
> Change the 
> 	ld = tty_ldisc_ref(tty)
> 
> to
> 	ld = tty_ldisc_ref_wait(tty);

Did this change go to Linus by chance?

Rafael
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