linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] usb console: fix mutex lock regression

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0909162324460.24041-100000@netrider.rowland.org>
Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:25:40 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
cc:	gregkh@...e.de, <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] usb console: fix mutex lock regression

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009, Jason Wessel wrote:

> During the 2.6.32 development the use of serial->disc_mutex was
> introduced.  In usb_console_setup() the call to
> usb_serial_get_by_index() will obtain this mutex. The
> usb_console_setup() must release the mutex before it completes else
> later calls to the usb serial core will hang.

Apparently you didn't see my patch:

	http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=125209260714221&w=2

Did this not get into linus-next?  Greg?

Alan Stern

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