Merge tag 'omap-for-v3.8-rc4/fixes-signed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap into fixes

From Tony Lindgren:
Minimal omap fixes for the -rc series:

- A build fix for recently merged omap DRM changes

- Regression fixes from the common clock framework conversion
  for omap4 audio and omap2 reboot

- Regression fix for pandaboard WLAN control UART muxing caused by
  u-boot only muxing essential pins nowadays

- Timer iteration fix for CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC

- A section mismatch fix for ocp2scp init

* tag 'omap-for-v3.8-rc4/fixes-signed' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap: (306 commits)
  ARM: OMAP2+: omap4-panda: add UART2 muxing for WiLink shared transport
  ARM: OMAP2+: DT node Timer iteration fix
  ARM: OMAP2+: Fix section warning for omap_init_ocp2scp()
  ARM: OMAP2+: fix build break for omapdrm
  ARM: OMAP2: Fix missing omap2xxx_clkt_vps_late_init function calls
  ARM: OMAP4: hwmod_data: Correct IDLEMODE for McPDM
  ARM: OMAP4: clock data: Lock ABE DPLL on all revisions
  + Linux 3.8-rc4

Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 250092c1d57d..b10b048367e1 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3013,6 +3013,12 @@ static int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * We want to find out whether @mod uses async during init.  Clear
+	 * PF_USED_ASYNC.  async_schedule*() will set it.
+	 */
+	current->flags &= ~PF_USED_ASYNC;
+
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
 			MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod);
 
@@ -3058,8 +3064,25 @@ static int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
 				     MODULE_STATE_LIVE, mod);
 
-	/* We need to finish all async code before the module init sequence is done */
-	async_synchronize_full();
+	/*
+	 * We need to finish all async code before the module init sequence
+	 * is done.  This has potential to deadlock.  For example, a newly
+	 * detected block device can trigger request_module() of the
+	 * default iosched from async probing task.  Once userland helper
+	 * reaches here, async_synchronize_full() will wait on the async
+	 * task waiting on request_module() and deadlock.
+	 *
+	 * This deadlock is avoided by perfomring async_synchronize_full()
+	 * iff module init queued any async jobs.  This isn't a full
+	 * solution as it will deadlock the same if module loading from
+	 * async jobs nests more than once; however, due to the various
+	 * constraints, this hack seems to be the best option for now.
+	 * Please refer to the following thread for details.
+	 *
+	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1420814
+	 */
+	if (current->flags & PF_USED_ASYNC)
+		async_synchronize_full();
 
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	/* Drop initial reference. */