Re: [PATCH 1/7] initdev:kernel:Asynchronously-discovered device synchronization,v6

[Stefan Richter]

I wrote:
> What happens if the calls or the call arguments aren't balanced, e.g. 
> due to a mistake in an error path?  The kernel will hang?

Yes, unless the waiting subsystems implement timeouts.
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