Am Dienstag, 11. Mai 2010 04:57:25 schrieb Andrew Morton: > On Tue, 11 May 2010 07:55:07 +0200 Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Am Dienstag, 11. Mai 2010 00:46:32 schrieb Andrew Morton: > > > But alas, I (and presumably others) cannot confirm that, because you > > > didn't describe the bug :( This also means that if someone hits a > > > problem with this driver, they won't easily be able to work out whether > > > this patch will fix it. > > > > > > > > > Under what circumstances does it trigger? > > > > > > What are the observed effects when it triggers? > > > > > > Please always include this sort of information when sending bugfixes, thanks. > > > > Sorry, > > > > the patch closes a window during which a work queue might remain > > active after the device is removed and would then lead to ACPI calls > > with undefined behavior. > > Had anyone observed this in the field? Was a machine crashing, perhaps? No, this was found during a code review. Regards Oliver _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
