Re: [patch, -rc5-mm3] fix IDE deadlock in error reporting code

[Michal Piotrowski]

Hi,

On 05/06/06, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > ah. That's a real deadlock scenario. Does the patch below fix it? If
> > yes then i think this is a candidate for 2.6.17 merging too.
>
> actually, the replacement patch below is better i think - it moves the
> ide_lock taking to outside the printing section. That should still be OK
> as we dont call other functions from within the section, and it should
> also result in slightly more robust printing, as the whole printing code
> will be atomic under ide_lock.

Probably fixed, thanks.

>         Ingo

Regards,
Michal

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