linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbmem: fix race condition between register_framebuffer() and fb

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Date:	Wed, 25 May 2011 20:17:08 +0200
From:	Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@...ayon.org>
To:	Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org>
Cc:	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, lethal@...ux-sh.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbmem: fix race condition between register_framebuffer()
 and fb_open()

I'm not a fbdev expert. So I leave the real fix to real men ( ;-) ).
It is causing deadlock during boot, so I would consider it quite critical.
Users using any fb driver will get into troubles.
The workaround is to boot with vga=normal.

Cheers,
-- 
Fabio Erculiani
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