On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:20:02 -0400 "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > It's currently possible to send posix_locks_deadlock() into an infinite > loop (under the BKL). > > For now, fix this just by bailing out after a few iterations. We may > want to fix this in a way that better clarifies the semantics of > deadlock detection. But that will take more time, and this minimal fix > is probably adequate for any realistic scenario, and is simple enough to > be appropriate for applying to stable kernels now. > > Thanks to George Davis for reporting the problem. > > Cc: "George G. Davis" <gdavis@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> Its a good fix for now and I doubt any real world user has that complex a locking pattern to break. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
