linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: xgene-dma: Fix holding lock while calling tx callback in cleanup path

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Message-ID: <20150821085146.GP13546@localhost>
Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:21:46 +0530
From:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:	Rameshwar Sahu <rsahu@....com>
Cc:	dan.j.williams@...el.com, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	jcm@...hat.com, patches@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: xgene-dma: Fix holding lock while calling tx
 callback in cleanup path

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 02:15:08PM +0530, Rameshwar Sahu wrote:
> Hi Vinod,
> 
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 04:00:56PM +0530, Rameshwar Prasad Sahu wrote:
> >> This patch fixes the an locking issue where client callback performs
> >                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > ??
> >
> >> further submission.
> > Do you men you are preventing that or fixing for this to be allowed?
> 
> Fixing lock to allow client to submit further request in there
> callback routine if they would like.

Okay please fix the changelog to make it clear :)

-- 
~Vinod

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