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Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:08:31 +0200
From: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To: David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com,
linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] initdev:kernel:Asynchronously-discovered device synchronization,
v6
I wrote:
> What happens if the calls or the call arguments aren't balanced, e.g.
> due to a mistake in an error path? The kernel will hang?
Yes, unless the waiting subsystems implement timeouts.
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Stefan Richter
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