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

[Ingo Molnar]

* Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.

could you send a confirmation if/when you have tried this? I dont get 
the same message (i have another IDE chipset).

	Ingo
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