linux-kernel - Re: proper tty-ldisc refcounting (was Re: WARNING at: drivers/char/tty

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Date:	Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:00:44 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...l.by>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: proper tty-ldisc refcounting (was Re: WARNING at:
 drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c)

On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 08:40:20AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I suspect we should take the three now. All of the issues are due to 
> totally rewritten code since 2.6.30 - I suspect the risk from new bugs 
> from that refcounting series is _smaller_ that the risk of bugs from the 
> original ldisc rewrite (commit c65c9bc3e), and if there are bugs, I 
> suspect the three patches are more likely to help than to hurt.

Ok, let me make up a git queue for you to pull them from and test it
first.  It will take a few hours, I have to play taxi for the kids
different summer camps this morning.

thanks,

greg k-h
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