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Date:	Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:21:13 +0100
From:	Matteo Semenzato <mattew8898@...il.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] Staging: rtl8188eu: fix double unlock

Il giorno lun, 09/03/2015 alle 12.16 +0300, Dan Carpenter ha scritto:
> Why is it a RESEND?
> 
> RESEND is a bit rude because it implies that we messed up by ignoring
> your first email so you're sending us the exact same thing again.
> Sometimes rudeness is valid if people are ignoring good patches but you
> send the first email 4 minutes before sending the second email.
This patch is a RESEND because i forgot to remove PATCH 2/2 from the subject.
> On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 04:33:27PM +0100, Matteo Semenzato wrote:
> > From: Matteo Semenzato <mattew8898@...il.com>
> 
> No need for this, we can get it from your email.
> 
> > 
> > The rtw_cmd_thread semaphore was being unlocked twice.
> 
> This patch is probably correct, but it's a bit risky without testing or
> further analysis.  Please explain how you verified that it won't cause
> a deadlock.
This patch is wrong because it tries to call down on a semaphore that is
initialized to 0 and the semaphore is not unlocked anywhere else.

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