Re: [PATCH 0/2] MCB: two additional fixes for v4.7

From: Johannes Thumshirn
Date: Mon May 30 2016 - 07:15:35 EST


On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:39:43PM +0200, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> Here are two additional fixes for MCB from me, which would be good to have in
> v4.7.
>
> One fixes a panic when doing a insmod/rmmod loop and one grabs a reference to
> the carrier driver's module as long as client drivers are loaded.
>
> Both bugs have been reported by Andy and he tested the fixes as well.
>
> Sorry for being so close to the merge window.
>
> Johannes Thumshirn (2):
> mcb: Acquire reference to device in probe
> mcb: Acquire reference to carrier module in core
>
> drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --
> 2.8.1
>

Hi Greg,

Sorry for pinging you in the merge window, but have you seen the patches,
or shall I re-send them? It would be nice to get them into v4.7 but I'd be
OK with v4.8 as well.

Thanks,
Johannes

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