linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] slub: do not drop slab_mutex for sysfs_slab

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Date:	Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:03:32 -0600 (CST)
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
To:	Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov@...allels.com>
cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, penberg@...nel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] slub: do not drop slab_mutex for sysfs_slab_add

On Sun, 9 Feb 2014, Vladimir Davydov wrote:

> Fortunately, recently kobject_uevent was patched to call the usermode
> helper with the UMH_NO_WAIT flag, making the deadlock impossible.

Great!!!! If you can get that other patch merged then

Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>

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