Re: [PATCH] cpci_hotplug: Convert to use the kthread API

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Mon, 7 May 2007 14:18:29 -0400 (EDT)
Scott Murray <scottm@somanetworks.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 4 May 2007, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 06:07:49PM -0400, Scott Murray wrote:
> > > Sorry, it took me a few days to get to testing this out.  It looks good,    
> > > but I had to make a couple of tweaks to avoid a hang when rmmod'ing a
> > > board driver.  The board drivers do:
> > > 
> > > cpci_hp_stop()
> > > cpci_hp_unregister_controller(controller)
> > > 
> > > to shutdown, and the check in cpci_hp_unregister_controller if the thread
> > > is running wasn't working due to a bit too much code being excised.  The
> > > result was kthread_stop being called twice, which hangs.  I've indicated 
> > > my changes to avoid this inline below.
> > 
> > Can you forward the patches with your fix to Andrew to make sure he
> > picks it up?
> 
> Andrew, here is my updated version of Christoph's kthread conversion 
> patch for cpci_hotplug.  I've CC'ed Kristen so she won't be surprised
> when this eventually goes to mainline.

A patch in this area would normally go

	you->kristen->mainline
                |
                v
               -mm

or

	you->kristen->greg->mainline
                        |
                        v
                       -mm

or

	you->me->greg->mainline		(gets an Acked-by somewhere)
                   |
                   v
                  -mm

or

	you->kristen->Len->mainline
                       |
                       v
                      -mm

or something else.

Kristen, how do you want to play this?

Do you run a tree?  If so, lemmeatit ;)