Hi, In the file drivers/scsi/advansys.c we are calling function AdvISR at 2 instances [in the function advansys_reset and advansys_interrupt] while holding spinlock. Function AdvISR eventually calls request_firmware following this sequence of routines:
AdvISR -> adv_async_callback -> AdvResetChipAndSB -> AdvInitAsc3550Driver -> request_firmware According to the definition of request_firmware it should be called from user context where sleeping is allowed. And usually sleeping under the spin lock is not allowed. Is it really necessary to call AdvISR under spinlocks here? Are we taking care of sleeping related concern of request_firmware or am I overlooking something here? Thank you. -- Vaishali -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
