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From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@darnok.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 2/2] hvc_xen: implement multiconsole support
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:34 -0400
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> +static int xencons_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
> +{
> +	struct xencons_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
> +
> +	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
> +	list_del(&info->list);
> +	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
> +	xencons_free(info);
>  	return 0;
>  }
.. snip..
>  static void __exit xen_hvc_fini(void)
>  {
> -	if (hvc)
> -		hvc_remove(hvc);
> +	struct xencons_info *entry, *next;
> +
> +	if (list_empty(&xenconsoles))
> +			return;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);

You take a lock.
> +	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &xenconsoles, list) {
> +		list_del(&entry->list);
> +		if (entry->xbdev)
> +			xencons_remove(entry->xbdev);

And then call xencons_remove which also takes the same lock.
> +		else {
> +			if (entry->irq > 0)
> +				unbind_from_irqhandler(entry->irq, NULL);
> +			if (entry->hvc);
> +				hvc_remove(entry->hvc);
> +			kfree(entry);
> +		}
> +	}
> +	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);