linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: core: Add locked version of regulator

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Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:46:05 +0530
From:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
To:	Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
CC:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	"lrg@...com" <lrg@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: core: Add locked version of regulator_put
 to	avoid deadlock

On Tuesday 13 November 2012 10:00 PM, Charles Keepax wrote:
> When regulator_register fails and exits through the scrub path the
> regulator_put function was called whilst holding the
> regulator_list_mutex, which is also locked from regulator_put, causing
> deadlock.
>
> This patch adds a locked version of the regulator_put function which can
> be safely called whilst holding the mutex, replacing the aforementioned
> call.
>
> Signed-off-by: Charles Keepax<ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
> Cc: Laxman Dewangan<ldewangan@...dia.com>
> ---
>
> I hope this isn't bad etiquette but I took the liberaty of fixing up
> the patch as per the comments and taking into account the removal of
> my original patch. Apologies if this is not the done thing, do let
> me know if you would rather submit a version yourself but I
> thought best to address the issue and get a fix in.

This looks fine.
Acked-by: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
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