Virtualization - Jun 2018 - [PATCH] drm/qxl: Call qxl_bo_unref outside atomic context

On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 04:05:32PM -0400, Jeremy Cline
wrote:
> "qxl_bo_unref" may sleep, but calling "qxl_release_map"
causes
> "preempt_disable()" to be called and "preempt_enable()"
isn't called
> until "qxl_release_unmap" is used. Move the call to
"qxl_bo_unref" out
> from in between the two to avoid sleeping from an atomic context.
> 
> This issue can be demonstrated on a kernel with CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y by
> creating a VM using QXL, using a desktop environment using Xorg, then
> moving the cursor on or off a window.
> 
> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1571128
> Fixes: 9428088c90b6 ("drm/qxl: reapply cursor after resetting
primary")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Cline <jcline at redhat.com>
Pushed to drm-misc-fixes.

thanks,
  Gerd