Re: [PATCH] driver core: fix shutdown races with probe/remove(v2)

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On Mon, 11 Jun 2012, Ming Lei wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >> +
> >> + � � � � � � if (nonlocked)
> >> + � � � � � � � � � � dev_err(dev, "can't hold %slock for shutdown\n",
> >> + � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � nonlocked == 1 ? "" : "parent ");
> >
> > Even if the parent can't be locked, you should still try to lock the
> > device.
> 
> I have considered doing it, but which may consume another 1sec.
> 
> Also if the parent lock has been held, it is very possibly that the
> device can't be probed or removed at the same time, so just logged
> the crazy thing and go ahead.

Okay.  Then you can add my Acked-by.

Alan Stern

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