linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] genhd: Do not hold event lock when scheduling workqueue elements

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Message-ID: <1486436195.2791.1.camel@sandisk.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2017 02:56:50 +0000
From:   Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com>
To:     "decui@...rosoft.com" <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        "hare@...e.com" <hare@...e.com>, "hare@...e.de" <hare@...e.de>,
        "axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>
CC:     "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jth@...nel.org" <jth@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] genhd: Do not hold event lock when scheduling workqueue
 elements

On Tue, 2017-02-07 at 02:23 +0000, Dexuan Cui wrote:
> Any news on this thread?
> 
> The issue is still blocking Linux from booting up normally in my test. :-(
> 
> Have we identified the faulty patch?
> If so, at least I can try to revert it to boot up.

It's interesting that you have a reproducible testcase. If you can tell me how to
reproduce this I'll have a look at it together with Hannes.

Bart.