[PATCH] hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl_lock earlier in netvsc_probe()

Dexuan Cui decui at microsoft.com
Thu Aug 30 00:58:48 UTC 2018


> From: David Miller <davem at davemloft.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 17:49
> 
> From: Dexuan Cui <decui at microsoft.com>
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:20:03 +0000
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 11 ++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> >
> > FYI: these are the related 3 paths which show the deadlock:
> 
> This incredibly useful information belongs in the commit log
> message, and therefore before the --- and signoffs.

Hi David,
I was afraid the call-traces are too detailed. :-)

Can you please move the info to before the --- line?

Or, should I resend the patch with the commit log updated?

Thanks,
-- Dexuan


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