From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
To: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
Linux Fbdev development list
<linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: fbdev sysfs support.
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 01:10:48 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040207011047.GR21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402070100420.19559-100000@phoenix.infradead.org>
On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 01:01:35AM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
> +static void release_fb_info(struct class_device *class_dev)
> +{
> + struct fb_info *info = to_fb_info(class_dev);
> +
> + /* This doesn't harm */
> + fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
> +
> + kfree(info);
> +}
So what has happens when we hit existing kfree() on fb_info while sysfs
node is busy?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-07 1:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-07 0:34 fbdev sysfs support James Simmons
2004-02-07 0:59 ` Greg KH
2004-02-07 1:01 ` James Simmons
2004-02-07 1:10 ` viro [this message]
2004-02-07 1:19 ` Greg KH
2004-02-07 1:22 ` viro
2004-02-07 1:23 ` James Simmons
2004-02-07 1:28 ` Greg KH
2004-02-07 1:31 ` viro
2004-02-07 1:29 ` viro
2004-02-07 1:15 ` Greg KH
2004-02-07 1:24 ` viro
2004-02-07 1:23 ` Greg KH
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