linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: core: Avoid deadlock when regulator

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Message-ID: <20121114100147.GH7407@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:01:49 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Cc:	lrg@...com, ldewangan@...dia.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: core: Avoid deadlock when
 regulator_register fails

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 09:39:31AM +0000, 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, causing deadlock.

Applied, thanks.

> Cc: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>

Please avoid doing this.  I know a lot of people do but it makes for
hand editing of the commit log to remove it.

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