Re: 2.6.11: spinlock problem

[Chuck Ebbert]

In-Reply-To: <200606240247.k5O2lU3C009083@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:47:30 +1000, Darren Reed wrote:

> The call stack for the panic is:
> panic
> ipf_read_enter
> ..
> do_softirq
> =====
> do_IRQ
> common_interrupt
> ipf_rw_exit

If you are using spinlocks fron interrupt context you need to use
spin_lock_irq/spin_lock_irqsave / spin_unlock_irq/spin_unlock_irqrestore.

-- 
Chuck
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