please disconsider bl_mutex patch

Hi,
	just noticed that the bl_mutex removal from nvidiafb_blank() is
	wrong. while at that, noticed that recursive bl_mutex retrieval
	is also present at least on aty128fb and riva. checking how to
	fix it properly now.

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Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote:

Hi,
	just noticed that the bl_mutex removal from nvidiafb_blank() is
	wrong. while at that, noticed that recursive bl_mutex retrieval
	is also present at least on aty128fb and riva. checking how to
	fix it properly now.

What's the status of this patch?

Tony


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quoted

	just noticed that the bl_mutex removal from nvidiafb_blank() is
	wrong. while at that, noticed that recursive bl_mutex retrieval
	is also present at least on aty128fb and riva. checking how to
	fix it properly now.

What's the status of this patch?

Michael Hanselmann is working in an improved version. How's the status
on this Michael?

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Hello

On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 11:22:42AM -0300, Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho wrote:

quoted

quoted

	just noticed that the bl_mutex removal from nvidiafb_blank() is
	wrong. while at that, noticed that recursive bl_mutex retrieval
	is also present at least on aty128fb and riva. checking how to
	fix it properly now.

quoted

What's the status of this patch?

Michael Hanselmann is working in an improved version. How's the status
on this Michael?

In mainline since a few days.

Commit:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e01af0384f54023b4548b7742952da2ffcafd4cd

Greets,
Michael

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