Re: [PATCH] do_register_framebuffer() fix potential deadlock

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Hi,

On 12/10/13 01:00, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> commit 50e244cc79
> "fb: rework locking to fix lock ordering on takeover"
> 
> fixed the locking, but in one place the console_lock() and lock_fb_info()
> seem to be in the wrong order vs the rest

The order seems to be lock_fb_info(), console_lock() everywhere. Your
change makes it the other way in one function, so I don't understand how
that could be a correct fix...

I wonder if you're seeing the same issue as John Tapsell in "fbcon: fix
deadlock in fbcon_generic_blank()"?

 Tomi


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