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SubjectRe: [PATCH] zcache: fix deadlock condition
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 03:39:28PM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 02:32:51PM -0800, Dan Magenheimer wrote:
> > I discovered this deadlock condition awhile ago working on RAMster
> > but it affects zcache as well. The list spinlock must be
> > locked prior to the page spinlock and released after. As
> > a result, the page copy must also be done while the locks are held.
> >
> > Applies to 3.2. Konrad, please push (via GregKH?)...
> > this is definitely a bug fix so need not be pushed during
> > a -rc0 window.
>
> Looks good to me. Greg, could you apply the patch to your tree
> please? [Or would you rather I sent an GIT pull?]

I will queue it up, thanks.

greg k-h


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