linux-kernel - Re: Subject: [PATCH] tty ldisc: Close/Reopen race prevention should check the proper flag

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Date:	Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:58:46 +0300
From:	Shachar Shemesh <shachar@...eu.tv>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Subject: [PATCH] tty ldisc: Close/Reopen race prevention should
 check the proper flag

On 07/07/2012 12:24 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 09:53:19AM +0300, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>> From: Shachar Shemesh <shachar@...eu.tv>
>>
>> Commit acfa747b introduced the TTY_HUPPING flag to distinguish
>> closed TTY from currently closing ones. The test in tty_set_ldisc
>> still remained pointing at the old flag. This causes pppd to
>> sometimes lapse into uninterruptible sleep when killed and
>> restarted.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shachar Shemesh <shachar@...eu.tv>
>> ---
>> Tested with 3.2.20 kernel.
>>
> All tabs are converted to spaces and make this patch impossible to apply
> :(
>
> Care to try again?
I'm sorry, I'm sending this as an attachment. I've verified that my 
mailer sends this as plain text, so it should be okay.

Shachar


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