Re: [PATCH] fbcon: fix race condition between console lock and cursor timer

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> So after much tracing with direct netconsole writes (printks
> under console_lock not so useful), I think I found the race.

Direct netconsole write would be a useful patch to have mainline I think
8)

> Hopefully this fixes the problem for anyone seeing vesafb->kms
> driver handoff.

Not really the proper fix but its clear and is probably the best thing to
go in initially with a cc: stable. Can you at least stick a large 

+ /* FIXME: we should sort out the unbind locking instead */

on the patch however.

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