On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 12:34:13PM +0100, Duncan Sands wrote: > I get an oops on shutdown with 2.4.20 (speedtouch driver). Here is what > happens: > > probe method called: I take a reference to the usb device with usb_inc_dev_use > > (machine shutting down - shutdown of usb subsystem) > > disconnect called > > (still have the reference) > > ...time passes... > > final driver shutdown: I drop the reference using usb_dec_dev_use, which oopses.
What's the backtrace from the oops? Personally I wouldn't trust the reference counting logic in 2.4, it just doesn't seem right, but I haven't spent the time in looking too deeply at it, unlike 2.5. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
