linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Debug bits for the tty ldisc problem

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Date:	Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:14:39 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Debug bits for the tty ldisc problem

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:39:56 +0200
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-06-15 at 16:32 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > I'm not 100% sure the close one is
> > safe for locking but as the lock detector has been busted since 2.6.30 its a
> > bit hard to be sure.
> 
> Would you have some specifics?

I stuck it in bugzilla basically it blows up with a 

BUG: MAX_STACK_TRACE_ENTRIES too low! turning off the locking correctness
validator.

and has done for ages.

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