Re: [PATCH] thinkpad-acpi: fix potential suspend blocking issue

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On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 03/05, Mandeep Singh Baines wrote:
>>
>> @@ -2462,13 +2462,13 @@ static int hotkey_kthread(void *data)
>>       unsigned int poll_freq;
>>       bool was_frozen;
>>
>> +     set_freezable();
>> +
>>       mutex_lock(&hotkey_thread_mutex);
>>
>>       if (tpacpi_lifecycle == TPACPI_LIFE_EXITING)
>>               goto exit;
>>
>> -     set_freezable();
>> -
>
> I don't understand this code... but don't we have the same problem
> with kthread_freezable_should_stop() below? It can call __refrigerator()
> too under the same lock.
>

I don't think the lock is held at that point. There is an unlock right
before entering the while loop and at the bottom of the loop.

> Oleg.
>

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