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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Qiu-ji Chen <chenqiuji666@gmail.com>
Cc: rafael@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, baijiaju1990@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: Fix concurrency issue in match driver interface.
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:02:44 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2024111257-diabetic-parsley-84e9@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANgpojUSQzmcKcJxQo4WkWF8A_vFVwRrG2x=n0Q7cJuA3ZKgGQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 02:21:57AM +0800, Qiu-ji Chen wrote:
> Hi, Greg
> 
> The driver_override is updated by driver_set_override(), a function
> provided by the driver core. In driver_set_override(), the
> driver_override is updated while holding the device_lock. Therefore,
> locking is required when calling match to prevent the driver_override
> from being modified within driver_set_override().

I'm sorry, but I lost all context.  What are you referring to here?

Remember, some of use get 1000+ emails a day to do something with,
always respond with proper quoting and response in order to have a
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thanks,

greg k-h

      reply	other threads:[~2024-11-12 19:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-11-12 16:30 Qiu-ji Chen
2024-11-12 16:52 ` Greg KH
2024-11-12 18:21   ` Qiu-ji Chen
2024-11-12 19:02     ` Greg KH [this message]

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