Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:49:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:48:50 -0500 Received: from adsl-63-194-239-202.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.194.239.202]:12539 "EHLO mmp-linux.matchmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:48:36 -0500 Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:48:59 -0800 From: Mike Fedyk To: PinkFreud Cc: Chris Ahna , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Avoid a race in complete_change_console() Message-ID: <20011028234859.C20280@mikef-linux.matchmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: PinkFreud , Chris Ahna , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/