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From: Ming Lei <tom.leiming-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Oliver Neukum <oneukum-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Alan Stern
	<stern-nwvwT67g6+6dFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz@public.gmane.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-input-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: usbhid: fix dead lock between open and disconect
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:05:43 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACVXFVPfZza5AWKnROs3fMzCzehw-d8aPc7ePZNqSGgpwzAc+Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACVXFVP5V88_cTcpDYnsTy-M9aCaZ5Yneo=yVfB4+2_YjjWFFQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

Gentle ping on this fix, :-)

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Ming Lei <tom.leiming-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Oliver Neukum <oneukum-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> you should however hold the lock while you unset hiddev->exist
>
> The patch doesn't change the rule.
>
>> and you should unset hiddev->exist before you call usb_deregister_dev().
>
> The lock is not hold before reading hiddev->exist and writing list->hiddev->open
> in hiddev_open, so I choose to put usb_deregister_dev before unsetting
> hiddev->exist in hiddev_disconnect to avoid possible race.
>
>
> thanks,
> --
> Ming Lei



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  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-02  4:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-12  9:42 [PATCH] HID: usbhid: fix dead lock between open and disconect Ming Lei
2012-01-12  9:54 ` Oliver Neukum
2012-01-12 10:33   ` Ming Lei
     [not found]     ` <CACVXFVP5V88_cTcpDYnsTy-M9aCaZ5Yneo=yVfB4+2_YjjWFFQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-02  4:05       ` Ming Lei [this message]
     [not found] ` <1326361342-4141-1-git-send-email-tom.leiming-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-02  8:50   ` Jiri Kosina

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