linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] use the new request_module

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Message-ID: <20090209143456.1c5d7f0b@pedra.chehab.org>
Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:34:56 -0200
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	jkosina@...e.cz, linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] use the new request_module_nowait() in
 drivers/media

On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:00:52 -0800
Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:43:14 -0800
> Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> wrote:
> 
> blargh I sent an older version of this patch
> I meant to send this one
> 
> From 2311993ceed96ec0bb023419120d9aeada205242 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] use the new request_module_nowait() in drivers/media
> 
> Several drivers/media/video drivers use keventd to load modules
> to avoid the "load a module from the module init code" deadlock.
> 
> Now that we have request_module_nowait() this can be simplified
> greatly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Acked-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>

Cheers,
Mauro
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