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

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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=Q5EzN+wP9jDNCxCnZBQ0XHOmOhQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 May 2011 21:41:40 +0300
From:	Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@...il.com>
To:	Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@...ayon.org>
Cc:	Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org>,
	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()

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@...ayon.org> wrote:
> 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.

Did you test 2.6.39 ? The fix from Linus is not ok ?
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