linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET 2.6.23-rc1] sysfs: locking fix and cleanups

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Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:24:19 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
CC:	ebiederm@...ssion.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, satyam@...radead.org,
	stern@...land.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET 2.6.23-rc1] sysfs: locking fix and cleanups

Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:15:08 +0900,
> Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello, all.
>>
>> This patchset contains a locking fix and cleanup patches for sysfs.
>>
>> #01	locking fix
>> #02	shadow support removal from Eric adapted to apply after #01
>> #03-07	clean up patches
>>
>> #01 should go mainline as it fixes a locking regression introduced by
>> -rc1 merge.  The rest should stay in -gregkh till 24 merge window
>> opens up.
>>
>> Clean up patches don't introduce any noticeable behavior change.  They
>> just refactor and simplify codes.
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> FYI: This seems to work well on s390 so far, when attaching/detaching
> and moving devices (my standard test cases ;)

Thanks a lot for testing as always.  :-)

-- 
tejun
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