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From: "P. Christeas" <p_christ@hol.gr>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: gibbs@scsiguy.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.0-test9, aic7xxx [passed]
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:18:53 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200310272218.53181.p_christ@hol.gr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031026191641.497132ec.akpm@osdl.org>


> "P. Christeas" <p_christ@hol.gr> wrote:
> > One more, (as reported a few weeks ago):
> > rmmod aic7xxx
> > will fail, as this module uses some wrong locks. This will also block
> > sleeping (tested w. ACPI) if the module is there.
> > IMHO this module is crucial to many systems.
>
> The rmmod works OK for me, in the sense that the module is removed, the
> kernel doesn't crash and the module can be reloaded.
>
> But yes, there are several locking problems in there:
>
> - ahc_free() now sleeps, deep down in the kobject layer somewhere (it
>   calls /sbin/hotplug).
>
>   This is a likely fix for that:
>

You 're right. I just tested -test9 and it can fully rmmod the module. I 
recall that in -test5, 7 the module wouldn't be cleaned, but now it's OK. The 
warnings (enabled by the .config option) still appear (several of them). I am 
on a UP, however and don't know if a SMP system would happen to have trouble.
I'll also give your patch a try. 

Thanks.


      reply	other threads:[~2003-10-27 20:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-26 18:51 Linux 2.6.0-test9 P. Christeas
2003-10-27  3:16 ` Andrew Morton
2003-10-27 20:18   ` P. Christeas [this message]

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