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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [net] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 06:40:06 -0700
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On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 04:04:50AM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
> 
> Killing reset task while adapter is resetting causes deadlock.
> Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting.
> Ref bug #43132 on bugzilla.kernel.org
> 
> CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@intel.com>
> Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> @stable - this patch is applicable back to 3.1 kernels

In the future, so this information will not be lost, please do as
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt show and put this information in
the cc: line to stable.  So for this patch, you should say:

 Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> [3.1+]
in the signed-off-by: area above.

thanks,

greg k-h