Re: [PATCH] n_tty: Ensure reader restarts worker for next reader

From: Peter Hurley
Date: Thu Nov 07 2013 - 15:02:22 EST


On 11/07/2013 01:59 PM, Peter Hurley wrote:
A departing reader must restart a flush_to_ldisc() worker _before_
the next reader enters the read loop; this is to avoid the new reader
concluding no more i/o is available and prematurely exiting, when the
old reader simply hasn't re-started the worker yet.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx # 3.12
Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Greg,

I fluffed the stable cc: Please pick this up for 3.12.1.

Regards,
Peter Hurley

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