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From: "Michael Büsch" <m@bues.ch>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: "Rafał Miłecki" <zajec5@gmail.com>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	b43-dev <b43-dev@lists.infradead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Lockdep splat when unloading b43
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:32:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130224193239.3517e6ac@milhouse> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <512A4E83.5090901@lwfinger.net>

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:31:47 -0600
Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:

> With the current wireless-testing tree, unloading b43 produces the lockdep log 
> splat copied below. My understanding of locking is deficient, and I would like 
> to learn. Any help on understanding this problem is appreciated.

A few questions:
Is there any reason for using the global workqueue and not mac80211's workqueue?
Why is the workqueue cancelled in the core_stop callback? Wouldn't it make more
sense to cancel it in bcma_remove/ssb_remove?
This would probably fix the circular dependency. But I'm not entirely sure, because
I'm not that familiar with the code anymore.

-- 
Michael

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From: "Michael Büsch" <m@bues.ch>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: "Rafał Miłecki" <zajec5@gmail.com>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
	b43-dev <b43-dev@lists.infradead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Lockdep splat when unloading b43
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:32:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130224193239.3517e6ac@milhouse> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <512A4E83.5090901@lwfinger.net>

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:31:47 -0600
Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:

> With the current wireless-testing tree, unloading b43 produces the lockdep log 
> splat copied below. My understanding of locking is deficient, and I would like 
> to learn. Any help on understanding this problem is appreciated.

A few questions:
Is there any reason for using the global workqueue and not mac80211's workqueue?
Why is the workqueue cancelled in the core_stop callback? Wouldn't it make more
sense to cancel it in bcma_remove/ssb_remove?
This would probably fix the circular dependency. But I'm not entirely sure, because
I'm not that familiar with the code anymore.

-- 
Michael

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-02-24 18:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-02-24 17:31 Lockdep splat when unloading b43 Larry Finger
2013-02-24 18:14 ` Johannes Berg
2013-02-24 18:14   ` Johannes Berg
2013-02-24 19:38   ` Larry Finger
2013-02-24 19:38     ` Larry Finger
2013-02-24 18:32 ` Michael Büsch [this message]
2013-02-24 18:32   ` Michael Büsch
2013-02-24 18:53   ` Larry Finger
2013-02-24 18:53     ` Larry Finger

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