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Message-ID: <4732B2FB.6000007@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:55:55 +0900
From: Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC: Peter Osterlund <petero2@...ia.com>,
Thomas Maier <balagi@...tmail.de>,
Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: fix BUG caused by sysfs module reference semantics
change
Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:27:16AM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
>> pkt_setup_dev() expects module reference to be held on invocation.
>> This used to be true for sysfs callbacks but not anymore. Test and
>> grab module reference around pkt_setup_dev() in
>> class_pktcdvd_store_add().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
>> Acked-by: Peter Osterlund <petero2@...ia.com>
>> ---
>> Greg, can you please push this patch through your tree?
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 9 +++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> Why through my tree? I don't do block devices :)
Because it's a regression introduced by changes in sysfs?
> Shouldn't Jens or at least Andrew take it?
That's fine too. Jens?
--
tejun
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