linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] module: create a request_module

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Message-Id: <200902091702.18887.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:02:17 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jkosina@...e.cz,
	mchehab@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] module: create a request_module_nowait()

On Monday 09 February 2009 05:12:01 Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> This patch changes this to use a request_module_nowait() function macro instead,
> which just fires the modprobe off but doesn't wait for it, and thus avoids the
> original deadlock entirely.

Nice, applied.  Made one change; I've taken to using the new-fangled bool
type for flag args, for slight extra clarity.

(Which uncovered another interesting issue, which lead to several more
 patches).

Thanks,
Rusty.

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