On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 01:26:03PM -0700, David Brownell wrote: > This fixes a problem that showed in usb-storage (osdl bugme 1310) > and could have shown in other drivers that used usb_reset_device() > when they already held dev->serialize: a self-deadlock with some > devices. > > There are some drivers that should likely change so that they grab > this lock themselves, since they don't call this during probe() > when the lock is already held. The lock protects against config > changes by other tasks, which is currently quite rate. > > Please merge.
Nice catch. Applied, thanks. greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
