linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 001/001] mmcblk: Fix deadlock when cleanup is called from resume

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Message-ID: <20080709065817.10fc8736@mjolnir.drzeus.cx>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 2008 06:58:17 +0200
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-mmc@...eus.cx>
To:	san@...gle.com (San Mehat)
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 001/001] mmcblk: Fix deadlock when cleanup is called
 from resume

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:10:11 -0700
san@...gle.com (San Mehat) wrote:

> 
>   When CONFIG_UNSAFE_RESUME is used, we may need to cleanup
>   (and call kthread_stop) when threads are still frozen. To fix this
>   deadlock, push cleanup off to a work-queue.
> 
>   Signed-off-by: San Mehat <san@...roid.com>
> 

I appreciate patches, but sending me something based on 2.6.21 is
hardly helpful. This particular problem was solved over a year ago in
mainline.

Rgds
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