Re: [PATCH v2] PM: Fix dev_pm_put_subsys_data() to not call kfree()while holding device power lock

[gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 07:04:53PM +0000, Shuah Khan wrote:
> dev_pm_put_subsys_data() calls kfree() while holding device power lock, when
> the reference count is 0. Fix it to call kfree() after releasing the lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Rafael Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/base/power/common.c |    8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Is this causing a problem now, and it should go into 3.10 and earlier
kernels (if so, which ones?), or can it just wait until 3.11 as it's
just a cleanup fix?

thanks,

greg k-h
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