Jason Wessel wrote: > Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... > --- linux-2.6-kgdb.orig/kernel/module.c > +++ linux-2.6-kgdb/kernel/module.c > @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ extern int module_sysfs_initialized; > * (add/delete uses stop_machine). */ > static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex); > static LIST_HEAD(modules); > +static DECLARE_MUTEX(notify_mutex);
These days, notify_mutex should better be a real mutex. Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- kernel/module.c | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: b/kernel/module.c =================================================================== --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extern int module_sysfs_initialized; * (add/delete uses stop_machine). */ static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex); static LIST_HEAD(modules); -static DECLARE_MUTEX(notify_mutex); +static DEFINE_MUTEX(notify_mutex); static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(module_notify_list); @@ -712,10 +712,10 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *nam if (ret != 0) goto out; - down(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_lock(¬ify_mutex); blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GOING, mod); - up(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_unlock(¬ify_mutex); /* Never wait if forced. */ @@ -730,10 +730,10 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *nam } free_module(mod); - down(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_lock(¬ify_mutex); blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GONE, NULL); - up(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_unlock(¬ify_mutex); out: mutex_unlock(&module_mutex); @@ -2182,11 +2182,11 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod, /* Init routine failed: abort. Try to protect us from buggy refcounters. */ mod->state = MODULE_STATE_GOING; - down(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_lock(¬ify_mutex); blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GOING, mod); - up(¬ify_mutex); + mutex_unlock(¬ify_mutex); synchronize_sched(); module_put(mod); mutex_lock(&module_mutex); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/