From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][Option 2] drm/vmwgfx: Fix an fb unlocking bug
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:23:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160225192331.GE13273@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1456392422-3651-1-git-send-email-thellstrom@vmware.com>
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:27:02AM +0100, Thomas Hellstrom wrote:
> A regression introduced when the master ttm lock was split into two.
>
> Reported-and-tested-by: Brian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
> Reviewed-by: Brian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>
> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.15.x - 4.2.x
> ---
> The stable commit "drm/ttm: Fixed a read/write lock imbalance" exposes
> this bug on kernels 3.15 through 4.2, causing a hang on vmwgfx module
> load. Please apply this commit if and only if
> "drm/ttm: Fixed a read/write lock imbalance" has been applied.
What commit id was this one you are referring to?
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-25 19:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-25 9:27 [PATCH][Option 2] drm/vmwgfx: Fix an fb unlocking bug Thomas Hellstrom
2016-02-25 19:23 ` Greg KH [this message]
2016-02-25 20:16 ` Kamal Mostafa
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