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Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a completion

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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...>
To: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias@...>
Cc: <ecashin@...>, <linux-kernel@...>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a completion
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 - 7:51 pm

On Fri, 16 May 2008 21:11:33 +0200
Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias@kaehlcke.net> wrote:


Patch looks OK, but I worry about this code.  Suppose a signal is sent
and we return to userspace with the complete() still outstanding.  Then
someone removes the module.  

Perhaps there is synchronisation code which prevents that crash?
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[PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a completion, Matthias Kaehlcke, (Fri May 16, 3:11 pm)
Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a compl..., Andrew Morton, (Mon May 19, 7:51 pm)
Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a compl..., Ed L. Cashin, (Wed May 21, 10:49 am)
Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet: Convert emsgs_sema in a compl..., Andrew Morton, (Wed May 21, 2:38 pm)