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Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:52:19 -0500
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
To: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/nouveau: Add lock on drm_helper_resume_force_mode
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Hi,

Peter Huewe wrote:

> mode_config should be locked when calling drm_helper_resume_force_mode.
> This patch adds the lock, similar to #927a2f119.

Does this fix a problem that has been observed in the wild, or only a
theoretical one?

Curious,
Jonathan