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From: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] n_tty: Ensure reader restarts worker for next reader
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:01:57 -0500
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On 11/07/2013 01:59 PM, Peter Hurley wrote:
> A departing reader must restart a flush_to_ldisc() worker _before_
> the next reader enters the read loop; this is to avoid the new reader
> concluding no more i/o is available and prematurely exiting, when the
> old reader simply hasn't re-started the worker yet.
>
> Cc: stable@kernel.org # 3.12
> Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@hurleysoftware.com>

Greg,

I fluffed the stable cc:  Please pick this up for 3.12.1.

Regards,
Peter Hurley