Re: [PATCH] driver core: fix shutdown races with probe/remove(v1)

[Ming Lei]

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Would you prefer to use device_trylock in a loop?  I guess this comes

Yes, looks trylock in loop is safer than locking simply, and another
advantage is that the buggy device or driver can be logged.

So will do the v2 using trylock.

> down to which you prefer: a hang during shutdown, or a crash.  :-)

Considered that the device or driver can be logged, either hang or
crash will be fixed later by someone, :-)

Thanks,
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Ming Lei
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