linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] staging: android: ashmem: Deadlock during ashmem

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Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:33:34 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Robert Love <rlove@...gle.com>
Cc:	Shankar Brahadeeswaran <shankoo77@...il.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Bjorn Bringert <bringert@...gle.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Anjana V Kumar <anjanavk12@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] staging: android: ashmem: Deadlock during ashmem_shrink

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 06:32:54PM -0400, Robert Love wrote:
> > After this experiment, I too think that this patch (returning from
> > ashmem_shrink if the lock is not available) is good enough and does
> > not seem to have any major side effects.
> >
> > PS: Any plans of submitting this patch formally?
> 
> Sure. Greg? :)

I'll be glad to take it if you resend it in a format that I can apply it
in :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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