Duncan Haldane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi
>
> I tested Gerd's patch to fix the deadlock when old-v4l-interface
> drivers get hot unplugged -- It doesn't quite do the job because
> vfl->owner can't get its module count decreased if vfl=NULL after
> the cleanup. The solution is to store a pointer to vfl->owner
> before calling vfl->close, then later do a __MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT with
> it, rather than with vfl->owner, which may be history.
>
> I attach a (I think) corrected patch. (tested).
Good spotting, thanks.
> (Hopefully the 2.4.21 kernel can get all the improvements in the
> cpia driver, so this type of maintenance can end ...)
I've just sent a bunch of 2.5.x patches to linus+lkml, now I'm going
to prepare updates for 2.4.x to get stuff updated in 2.4.21.
Next thing is to go back my backlog, I have quite some stuff from last
year pending which waits for being looked at / get fixed ...
Gerd
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