linux-kernel - Re: [BUG 2.6.36-rc6] list corruption in module_bug

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Message-ID: <AANLkTino8StCF7OZvzxeFrs0a4JVnxRK-deJ4XUU41Ef@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:34:52 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Brandon Philips <brandon@...p.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG 2.6.36-rc6] list corruption in module_bug_finalize

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Oct 2010, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:13:38 am Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> > The patch below cures it.
>>
>> Using module_mutex here is just lazy...  Here's 5c, go buy your own lock :)
>
> I'm lazy. :) My evil plan of sending a crap patch so it gets replaced
> by a nice one worked well :)

Can you test the one I sent out (the second one with the trivial
module unload fix)? My own testing would be pretty pointless, since I
don't use modules myself (I've compile-tested it, and it all looks
sane, but...)

                  Linus
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