Re: Linux 3.0.92

[Linus Torvalds]

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
> Does this patch have to be reverted in 3.10 as well ? Linus' e-mail seems to
> suggest it, but Shuah didn't see the problem there.  I ran a quick test with
> 3.10.8 on an x86 system and did not see a problem either, at least not
> immediately.

Do you run with lockdep?

The patch causes a _possibility_ of a deadlock, but unless you have
lockdep enabled, you're almost guaranteed to not actually ever see
that deadlock in practice.

               Linus
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