Re: [2.6 patch] dpt_i2o fix for deadlock condition

From: Lennart Sorensen (lsorense_at_csclub.uwaterloo.ca)
Date: 11/29/05

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    Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:04:37 -0500
To: "Salyzyn, Mark" <mark_salyzyn@adaptec.com>

    On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 11:51:25AM -0500, Salyzyn, Mark wrote:
    > Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl> forwarded me this fix to
    > resolve a deadlock condition that occurs due to the API change in
    > 2.6.13+ kernels dropping the host locking when entering the error
    > handling. They all end up calling adpt_i2o_post_wait(), which if you
    > call it unlocked, might return with host_lock locked anyway and that
    > causes a deadlock.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Mark Salyzyn <aacraid@adaptec.com>
    >
    > drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
    > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
    >
    > Patch attached to email due to Outlook corrupting content when inlined.

    There must still be a way to tell outlook to make the type something
    useful, rather than application/octet-stream. maybe if the extension
    was .patch.txt it would do something smarter.

    Len Sorensen
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