add_memory() is supposed to be run with device_hotplug_lock grabbed, otherwise
it can race with e.g. device_online(). Allow external modules (hv_balloon for
now) to lock device hotplug.
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 97e2baf..b3073af 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ void lock_device_hotplug(void)
{
mutex_lock(&device_hotplug_lock);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lock_device_hotplug);
void unlock_device_hotplug(void)
{
mutex_unlock(&device_hotplug_lock);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unlock_device_hotplug);
int lock_device_hotplug_sysfs(void)
{
--
1.9.3
--
To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in
the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM,
see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ .
Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>