linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY/Serial fixes for 3.12-rc4

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Message-ID: <5267CC34.1020700@hurleysoftware.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:16:36 -0400
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mikael Pettersson <mikpelinux@...il.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY/Serial fixes for 3.12-rc4

On 10/17/2013 05:12 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 05, 2013 at 10:11:25PM -0400, Peter Hurley wrote:
>> On 10/05/2013 07:57 PM, Peter Hurley wrote:
>>
>> However, the atomic_read_lock exclusion needs to cover the
>> unconditional n_tty_set_room() when leaving n_tty_read() and
>> it doesn't. Thus, the departing reader fails to ensure the subsequent
>> reader has a running flush_to_ldisc() worker.
>>
>> Patch forthcoming.
>
> Did I miss this patch, or did it not come forth?

Sorry to go off-grid like that;  interrupt(life) happened.

I'm testing that patch now.

Regards,
Peter Hurley
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