linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmc: at91_mci: reorder timer setup and mmc_add

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Message-Id: <200811280828.50942.marc.pignat@hevs.ch>
Date:	Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:28:49 +0100
From:	Marc Pignat <marc.pignat@...s.ch>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk
Cc:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	Pierre Ossman <drzeus@...eus.cx>, wux@...dicorp.com,
	Andrew Victor <linux@...im.org.za>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: at91_mci: reorder timer setup and mmc_add_host() call

On Thursday 27 November 2008, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> As said in function comment mmc_add_host() requires that:
> "The host must be prepared to start servicing requests
> before this function completes."
> 
> During this function, at91_mci_request() can be invoqued
> without timer beeing setup leading to a kernel Oops.
> This has been reported inserting this driver as a module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
> Reported-by: Wu Xuan <wux@...dicorp.com>

Bug introduced by me ;)

Ack

Best regards

Marc
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