Re: [PATCH][input-led] Defer input led work to workqueue

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2014-08-26, 14:49:18 -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:54:53 +0200, Samuel Thibault said:
> > This changeset defers the second led_trigger_event call into a
> > workqueue, which avoids the nested locking altogether.  This does
> > not prevent the user from shooting himself in the foot by creating a
> > vt::capsl <-> vt-capsl loop, but the only consequence is the workqueue
> > threads eating some CPU until the user breaks the loop, which is not too
> > bad.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > --- a/drivers/input/leds.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/leds.c
> > @@ -100,13 +100,25 @@ static unsigned long vt_led_registered[B
> 
> I admit having zero understanding of the code, but I can confirm that
> next-20140825 still throws the lockdep whine I was seeing, but the same
> tree with this patch on top of it boots without warning. Soo...
> 
> Tested-By: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@xxxxxx>

Same for me.

Tested-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Thanks,

-- 
Sabrina
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