linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] atiixp: Old drivers/ide layer driver for the ATIIXP hang fix

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Date:	Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:19:10 +0100
From:	"Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz" <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] atiixp: Old drivers/ide layer driver for the ATIIXP hang fix

On 1/2/07, Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> When the old IDE layer calls into methods in the driver during error
> handling it is essentially random whether ide_lock is already held. This
> causes a deadlock in the atiixp driver which also uses ide_lock internally
> for locking.
>
> Switch to a private lock instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
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