linux-kernel - Re: tty: fix switching consoles during suspend

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Message-ID: <20100623221253.GA31248@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:12:53 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tty: fix switching consoles during suspend

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:35:21AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> vt_waitactive now expects to be called with the big tty mutex, which
> it tries to release before going to sleep.
> 
> This fixes the only caller that does not hold the BTM already.
> ---
> 
> Greg, please apply to the tty series or fold into
> "tty: introduce wait_event_interruptible_tty", which introduces
> the problem.

Now folded in and pushed out.

thanks,

greg k-h
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