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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [net-next 1/3] bna: Semaphore Lock Fix
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:48:08 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Rasesh Mody <rmody@brocade.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:06:46 -0700

> Remove a BUG_ON() as it is not required.
> 
> Change the unconditional write to release a semaphore to read sem first
> and then write. This will eliminate the possibility of sem getting locked
> while trying to release it in case if previous sem_get operation failed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gurunatha Karaje <gkaraje@brocade.com>
> Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rmody@brocade.com>

Applied.