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From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rc suspend regression: sysfs deadlock
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Am Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 13:31 schrieb Hugh Dickins:
> Quite apart from this mysterious "other task", I don't understand
> "access" either.
> 
> Perhaps "defer" would best capture the idea of another-task and
> maybe-delay?  sysfs_defer_work(), struct sysfs_deferred_work?

But we do not wish to defer or delay anything.
How about: sysfs_action_from_neutral_context

	Regards
		Oliver