Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 16:16:44 -0700
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Stuart_Hayes@Dell.com
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net,
       linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] bug removing ehci-hcd
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On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 10:26:10AM -0500, Stuart_Hayes@Dell.com wrote:
> 
> I wasn't actually able to reproduce the bug myself, but I guess it is
> pretty obvious that I shouldn't have called cpufreq_unregister_notifier
> with a spinlock held.  I haven't been doing this long enough to know
> exactly which kernel this patch should be against, so let me know if
> this ins't good.  Thanks!
> 
> 
> This patch (for the 2.6.21.3 kernel plus previously sent cpufreq
> notifier patch) fixes a bug caused by calling
> cpufreq_unregister_notifier (which can sleep) while holding a spinlock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stuart Hayes <stuart_hayes@dell.com>

Thanks, I've merged this with your previous patch.  Sorry for the
previous confusion as to where this patch was applied against (ended up
in my -stable queue...)

thanks,

greg k-h

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