Re: [PATCH] Avoid a race in complete_change_console()

Mike Fedyk (mfedyk@matchmail.com)
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:48:59 -0800


On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 12:25:14PM -0500, PinkFreud wrote:
> Chris, THANK YOU! I've been having a problem on my SMP system for months
> now, where if I started X, switched to a text console, and then back to X,
> the system would lock up. Your patch actually fixed it!
>

I have seen this on 2.2 also. Maybe it should be backported...

I've since changed my video card (from number nine t2r to permedia II),
upgraded X, and stopped switching from X to console so much... So, I
haven't come across this problem since.

Mike
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