linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Modules updates for v5.3

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Message-ID: <e6fec7b7-40de-884e-a37b-f60dcc129c02@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 19 Jul 2019 07:38:07 -0400
From:   Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Modules updates for v5.3



On 7/18/19 3:20 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 4:33 AM Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org> wrote:
>>
>> Modules updates for v5.3
>>
>> - Fix bug where -EEXIST was being returned for going modules
> 
> Hmm.
> 
> I have pulled this, but this change makes me a bit nervous.
> 
> I have this dim memory of us having deadlocks in module loading
> because module loading triggered other modules to be loaded, and we
> had circular dependencies..
> 

Interesting.  I'll try to search around to see if I can find the thread.

P.

> This is from years and years ago (that whole state check is not
> recent), so my memory may simply be wrong, but I thought I'd mention
> it...
> 
>                    Linus
>