Re: [PATCH -next] ashmem: Fix ashmem_shrink deadlock.

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On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 09:56:13AM -0400, Robert Love wrote:
> Don't acquire ashmem_mutex in ashmem_shrink if we've somehow recursed into the
> shrinker code from within ashmem. Just bail out, avoiding a deadlock. This is
> fine, as ashmem cache pruning is advisory anyhow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Love <rlove@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Based on Andrew's review comments, I'll drop this from my queue and wait
for a "better" fix for this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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