linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: don't dead while flushing workqueue

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Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:22:49 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@...akpoint.cc>
Cc:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: don't dead while flushing workqueue

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:53:57AM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 02:04:26PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > I don't see any problems in my testcase.
> > 
> > This looks fine to me as by the time we call tty_ldisc_release we have
> > already set TTY_CLOSING on both sides.
> 
> Greg, can you push this into v3.7? This regression has been introduced in
> v3.7-rc1. If you don't consider it as this important since I'm only one
> complaining, could you please add a stable tag once you apply it unless you
> want me resend it with a stable tag.

I don't see this patch anywhere in my queue, or in the tty-next tree, so
someone is going to have to resend it please.

And yes, it's a bit too late for 3.7, but I don't have an issue with
merging it for 3.8-rc1 and tagging it for 3.7-stable.

thanks,

greg k-h
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