linux-kernel - Re: _cpu_down deadlock [was Re: 2.6.19-rc1-mm1]

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Date:	Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:32:03 +1000
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: _cpu_down deadlock [was Re: 2.6.19-rc1-mm1]

On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 23:08 +1000, Neil Brown wrote:
> Who do we blame this on?  Are you still the cpu-hot-plug guy Rusty?

Well, I wasn't the one who introduced locking into notifier chains,
which is the cause from my reading of your explanation...

Rusty.
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