Re: Linux 2.5.65-ac3

Alan Cox (alan@redhat.com)
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:34:57 -0500 (EST)


> On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 07:44:09PM -0500, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Fixing the pci api hotplug races
>
> Is this just the pci device list issue (lack of locking), or something
> else?

Device list is the one I know about. There are some races with reuse of
ports but those I think are now entirely driver level offences. Some
drivers return from unplug without using del_timer_sync and killing
workqueues so will shit on whatever gets the ports next if its a quick
change

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