linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1 repost #1] DRM: don't enable irqs in locking

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Message-ID: <48A18EAB.40808@googlemail.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:22:51 +0100
From:	Johannes Engel <jcnengel@...glemail.com>
To:	Thomas Hellström <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>
CC:	dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1 repost #1] DRM: don't enable irqs in locking

Thomas Hellström wrote:
> Yes, this bug could occur, but the remedy is not to use 
> spin_lock_irqsave() for lock_data::spinlock but to avoid calling 
> drm_lock_take with the drm_device::tasklet_lock held with irqs disabled.
> I'll see if I can come up with a patch.
Hi Thomas,

any news on that so far?

Cheers, Johannes
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