netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] dma-debug: Fix locking bug in check

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Date:	Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:29:07 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
To:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, konrad.wilk@...cle.com,
	joerg.roedel@....com, konrad@...nel.org,
	christoph.paasch@...ouvain.be, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, shuah.khan@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dma-debug: Fix locking bug in check_unmap

On Mon, 2013-03-18 at 15:12 -0700, Alexander Duyck wrote:
> In check_unmap it is possible to get into a dead-locked state if
> dma_mapping_error is called.  The problem is that the bucket is locked in
> check_unmap, and locked again by debug_dma_mapping_error which is called by
> dma_mapping_error.  To resolve that we must release the lock on the bucket
> before making the call to dma_mapping_error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>

Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Shuah Khan
Tested-by Shuah Khan

Thanks for finding and fixing the problem.
-- Shuah


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