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From: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, gregkh@suse.de
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] tty,vcs: vcs_seek fix + removing con_buf_mtx
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:55:25 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110217135525.GA1952@jolsa.brq.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1297103485-8319-1-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com>

hi,
any feedback?

thanks,
jirka

On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 07:31:23PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> hi,
> 
> the vcs lseek method might race with VC removal and cause panic.
> 
> Also it seems the vcs is the only one using con_buf and con_buf_mtx,
> which does not seem necessary any longer.
> 
> attached patches:
> 1/2 - lseek/VC-release race fix
> 2/2 - removing con_buf and con_buf_mtx
> 
> wbr,
> jirka
> ---
>  drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c |  110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  drivers/tty/vt/vt.c        |   12 -----
>  include/linux/vt_kern.h    |    8 ---
>  3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2011-02-17 13:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-07 18:31 Jiri Olsa
2011-02-07 18:31 ` [PATCH 1/2] tty,vcs: lseek/VC-release race fix Jiri Olsa
2011-02-07 18:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] tty,vcs removing con_buf/conf_buf_mtx Jiri Olsa
2011-02-17 13:55 ` Jiri Olsa [this message]

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