Eric Anholt said the following on 2009-2-18 8:59: > The basic problem was > mmap_sem (do_mmap()) -> struct_mutex (drm_gem_mmap(), i915_gem_fault()) > struct_mutex (i915_gem_execbuffer()) -> mmap_sem (copy_from/to_user()) > > We have plenty of places where we want to hold device state the same > (struct_mutex) while we move a non-trivial amount of data > (copy_from/to_user()), such as i915_gem_pwrite(). Solve this by moving the > easy things that needed struct_mutex with mmap_sem held to using a lock to > cover just those data structures (offset hash and offset manager), and do > trylock and reschedule in fault. >
Eric, I tested the patch. But following bug still doesn't disappear. http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12419 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list Dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
