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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/4] hvc_console: do not set low_latency
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> So the simplest is to never set it.

I already applied your previous patch. Please send an incremental fix.

Cheers,
Ben.

> milton
>
> > BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at
> > /root/cvs/linux-2.6.git/kernel/mutex.c:207
> > in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, pid: 748, name: khvcd
> > 1 lock held by khvcd/748:
> > #0: (hvc_structs_lock){--..}, at: [<00000000002ceb50>]
> > khvcd+0x58/0x12c
> > CPU: 0 Not tainted 2.6.29-rc1git #29
> > Process khvcd (pid: 748, task: 000000002fb9a480, ksp: 000000002f66bd78)
> > 070000000000000a 000000002f66ba00 0000000000000002 (null)
> > 000000002f66baa0 000000002f66ba18 000000002f66ba18
> > 0000000000104f08
> > ffffffffffffc000 000000002f66bd78 (null) (null)
> > 000000002f66ba00 000000000000000c 000000002f66ba00
> > 000000002f66ba70
> > 0000000000466af8 0000000000104f08 000000002f66ba00
> > 000000002f66ba50
> > Call Trace:
> > ([<0000000000104e7c>] show_trace+0x138/0x158)
> > [<0000000000104f62>] show_stack+0xc6/0xf8
> > [<0000000000105740>] dump_stack+0xb0/0xc0
> > [<000000000013144a>] __might_sleep+0x14e/0x17c
> > [<000000000045e226>] mutex_lock_nested+0x42/0x3b4
> > [<00000000002c443e>] echo_char_raw+0x3a/0x9c
> > [<00000000002c688c>] n_tty_receive_buf+0x1154/0x1208
> > [<00000000002ca0a2>] flush_to_ldisc+0x152/0x220
> > [<00000000002ca1da>] tty_flip_buffer_push+0x6a/0x90
> > [<00000000002cea74>] hvc_poll+0x244/0x2c8
> > [<00000000002ceb68>] khvcd+0x70/0x12c
> > [<000000000015bbd0>] kthread+0x68/0xa0
> > [<0000000000109d5a>] kernel_thread_starter+0x6/0xc
> > [<0000000000109d54>] kernel_thread_starter+0x0/0xc
> > 1 lock held by khvcd/748:
> > #0: (hvc_structs_lock){--..}, at: [<00000000002ceb50>]
> > khvcd+0x58/0x12c
> >
> >> This wont work, since the call to notifier_add is done later:
> >> What about:
> >> ---
> >> drivers/char/hvc_console.c | 5 +++--
> >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> Index: linux-2.6/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
> >> +++ linux-2.6/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
> >> @@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *t
> >> } /* else count == 0 */
> >>
> >> tty->driver_data = hp;
> >> - tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
> >> -
> >> hp->tty = tty;
> >>
> >> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hp->lock, flags);
> >> @@ -327,6 +325,9 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *t
> >> if (hp->ops->notifier_add)
> >> rc = hp->ops->notifier_add(hp, hp->data);
> >>
> >> + if (!hp->irq_requested)
> >> + tty->low_latency = 1; /* Makes flushes to ldisc synchronous. */
> >> +
> >> /*
> >> * If the notifier fails we return an error. The tty layer
> >> * will call hvc_close() after a failed open but we don't want to
> >> clean
> >
> > Acked-by: Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >



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