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

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Message-ID: <20090918171606.GA22273@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:16:06 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>, 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, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:25:40PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> 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?

Bah, my fault, I forgot this after I fixed up my tree and took your
other patches.

I've now added this one, so all should be good.

My appologies.

greg k-h
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