Re: [PATCH] uvcvideo: Don't call vb2 mmap and get_unmapped_area with queue lock held

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Hi Bjørn,

(it took me half an hour to figure out how to write ø on my keyboard :-))

On Monday 09 March 2015 12:06:36 Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Bjørn Mork <bjorn@xxxxxxx> writes:
> > Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> Bjørn, does this fix the circular locking dependency you have reported in
> >> "[v3.19-rc7] possible circular locking dependency in uvc_queue_streamoff"
> >> ? The report mentions involves locks, so I'm not 100% this patch will fix
> >> the issue.
> > 
> > Sorry, I forgot all about that report after firing it off...  Should
> > have followed it up with some more details.
> > 
> > Grepping my logs now I cannot find this warning at all after the one I
> > reported.  I see it once before (while running 3.19-rc6).  So it is
> > definitely not easily reproducible.  And I have a bad feeling the
> > trigger might involve completely unrelated USB issues...
> > 
> > In any case, thanks for the patch.  I will test it for a while and let
> > you know if the same warning shows ut with it.  But based on the rare
> > occurence, I don't think I ever will be able to positively confirm that
> > the warning is gone.
> 
> FWIW, I have not seen the warning after applying this patch, so it
> appears to fix the problem.  Thanks.

You're welcome.

> If I'm wrong, then I'm sure Murphy will tell us as soon as I send this
> email :-)

I'd be happy to prove Murphy wrong for once.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

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