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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:54:54 -0700
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, toshi.kani@hp.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Release device_hotplug_lock when store_mem_state returns
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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 03:36:25PM +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> When inserting a wrong value to /sys/devices/system/memory/memoryX/state file,
> following messages are shown. And device_hotplug_lock is never released.
> 
> ================================================
> [ BUG: lock held when returning to user space! ]
> 3.12.0-rc4-debug+ #3 Tainted: G        W
> ------------------------------------------------
> bash/6442 is leaving the kernel with locks still held!
> 1 lock held by bash/6442:
>  #0:  (device_hotplug_lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8146cbb5>] lock_device_hotplug_sysfs+0x15/0x50
> 
> This issue was introdued by commit fa2be40 (drivers: base: use standard
> device online/offline for state change).
> 
> This patch releases device_hotplug_lcok when store_mem_state returns EINVAL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
> CC: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
> CC: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Is this needed in 3.12-final, and possibly older kernel releases as well
(3.10, 3.11, etc.)?  Or is it ok for 3.13?

thanks,

greg k-h
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