At Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:07 +0800,
Wang Xingchao wrote:
>
> There's deadlock when request_module(i915) in azx_probe.
> It looks like:
> device_lock(audio pci device) -> azx_probe -> module_request
> (or symbol_request) -> modprobe (userspace) -> i915 init ->
> drm_pci_init -> pci_register_driver -> bus_add_driver -> driver_attach ->
> which in turn tries all locks on pci bus, and when it tries the one on the
> audio device, it will deadlock.
>
> This patch introduce a work to store remaining probe stuff, and let
> request_module run in safe work context.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Xingchao <xingchao.w...@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> sound/pci/hda/hda_i915.c | 13 ++++--
> sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c | 105
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_i915.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_i915.c
> index 76c13d5..7547b20 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_i915.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_i915.c
> @@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ int hda_i915_init(void)
> {
> int err = 0;
>
> - get_power = symbol_request(i915_request_power_well);
> + get_power = symbol_get(i915_request_power_well);
> if (!get_power) {
> - snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "hda-i915: get_power symbol get
> fail\n");
> - return -ENODEV;
> + request_module("i915");
> + get_power = symbol_get(i915_request_power_well);
> + if (!get_power) {
> + snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "hda-i915: get_power symbol get
> fail\n");
> + return -ENODEV;
> + }
> + snd_printdd("hda-i915: get_power symbol get successful\n");
Why do you need this change?
Takashi
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