Re: [PATCH 0/7] convert semaphore to mutex in struct class

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On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 08:06:09AM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 01:50:20PM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > Convert semaphore to mutex in struct class.
> ...
> > One lockdep warning detected as following, thus use mutex_lock_nested with SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING in class_device_add
> > 
> > Jan  3 10:45:15 darkstar kernel: =============================================
> > Jan  3 10:45:15 darkstar kernel: [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
> > Jan  3 10:45:15 darkstar kernel: 2.6.24-rc6-mm1-mutex #1
> > Jan  3 10:45:15 darkstar kernel: ---------------------------------------------
> ...
> > If there's anything missed please help to point out, thanks.
> 
> Dave, IMHO it's not 'the right' way to do it: [...]

OOPS! (I was sleeping...) Unless it has turned out it's not so hard
here, and you are quite sure there should be no more warnings after
this one nesting annotation - then of course, this is the right way!

Sorry (?)
Jarek P.
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