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

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Date:	Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:53:00 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus@...eus.cx>
To:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
Cc:	wux@...dicorp.com, Andrew Victor <linux@...im.org.za>,
	ARM Linux Mailing List 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmc: at91_mci: reorder timer setup and mmc_add_host()
 call

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:23:49 +0100
Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com> 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>
> ---

Queued up.


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