Re: [PATCH v4 19/42] virtio_blk: fix race at module removal

[Cornelia Huck]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:42:46 +0200
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If a device appears while module is being removed,
> driver will get a callback after we've given up
> on the major number.
> 
> In theory this means this major number can get reused
> by something else, resulting in a conflict.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/block/virtio_blk.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@xxxxxxxxxx>

This and the previous patch are independent of virtio 1.0, aren't they?
Maybe you should put them at the top of your queue :)

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