linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fb: Rework locking to fix lock ordering on takeover

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Message-ID: <20121228124026.GB12918@x1.alien8.de>
Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:40:26 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>
Cc:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Florian Tobias Schandinat <florianSchandinat@....de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fb: Rework locking to fix lock ordering on takeover

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 07:50:27PM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
> +1
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1413953/focus=1415070

Cool, works fine here too. Is Linus on CC? (/me checks.. ) Yes he is,
good.

Linus, Alan's patch works at least in 2 cases, you might consider
picking it up directly since the fb maintainer is absent, reportedly.

Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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