Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: Fix locking on gpio debugfs files

[Linus Walleij]

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The debugfs files really need to hold the gpiolib spinlock before
> accessing the list. Otherwise chip addition/removal will cause an oops.
>
> Cc: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>

> I've also got a draft patch that turns gpio chips into first-class
> kobjects which means we can do proper reference counting on them and
> prevent the structure from actually disappearing while other drivers
> still hold references.

Thank you for doing this!

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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