[PATCH] drivers/base/driver.c : driver_unregister

[Arne Caspari <arne@datafloater.de>]

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Hi all,

I think the meaning of this patch is obvious: In driver_unregister, the 
bus_remove_driver function call was called outside the driver unload 
semaphore which should obviously protect it.

 /Arne


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*** linux-2.6.9/drivers/base/driver.c	Mon Oct 18 23:55:06 2004
--- kernel-source-2.6.9/drivers/base/driver.c	Sat Dec 11 10:59:59 2004
***************
*** 106,113 ****
  
  void driver_unregister(struct device_driver * drv)
  {
- 	bus_remove_driver(drv);
  	down(&drv->unload_sem);
  	up(&drv->unload_sem);
  }
  
--- 106,113 ----
  
  void driver_unregister(struct device_driver * drv)
  {
  	down(&drv->unload_sem);
+ 	bus_remove_driver(drv);
  	up(&drv->unload_sem);
  }