Re: [Bug 8535] USB input death then system freeze

Alan Stern wrote:
> Tejun:
> 
> Please take a look at comment #50 in Bugzilla 8535:
> 
> 	http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8535#c50
> 
> There have been several reports like this one recently of BUGs
> occurring in release_sysfs_dirent() during device unregistration.  
> Obviously a use-after-free issue, probably caused by a refcounting 
> error.
> 
> Is there already a patch available to fix it?

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/556682/raw

Does this patch fix the problem?

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tejun
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