linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] target: don't corrupt bh_count in iscsit_stop_time2retain

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Date:	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:12:16 -0700
From:	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	target-devel <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] target: don't corrupt bh_count in
 iscsit_stop_time2retain_timer()

On Wed, 2013-06-12 at 13:13 -0400, Jörn Engel wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 16:36:51 -0400, Jörn Engel wrote:
> > 
> > I just started noticing this one.  Patch is completely untested so
> > far, so don't merge it just yet.  I just wanted early review,
> > considering how scary this looks.
> 
> Patch does fix a race we kept seeing at a low rate.  Nick, can you
> take it as-is?
> 

Mmmm, seems like a reasonable enough work-around for now..

Applied to target-pending/master, with a CC' to stable.

Thanks Joern!

--nab

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