Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] gpio-langwell: initialize lock before usage

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Fri May 31 2013 - 10:03:36 EST


On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Otherwise we will end up with traceback from LOCKDEP:
>
> Andy do you consider this a regression that needs to go into fixes?

I think so. The commit
2519f9abced15b4327f03d7b8666827517582c29
was the recent one which probably brought such behaviour.

> I.e. is this used in in-tree code and causing problems with v3.10...
>
> I'm asking because it creates a mess as the rest of the series depend
> on it.
>
> It is currently applied for v3.11.

Perhaps it should go to v3.10 as well.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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