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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: jt@hpl.hp.com
Cc: irda-users@lists.sourceforge.net,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] : ir257_usb_disconnect_atomic-2.diff
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:00:38 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020403030038.GA6366@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020402182413.G24912@bougret.hpl.hp.com>

On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 06:24:13PM -0800, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> @@ -1519,33 +1544,47 @@ static void *irda_usb_probe(struct usb_d
>  /*
>   * The current irda-usb device is removed, the USB layer tell us
>   * to shut it down...
> + * One of the constraints is that when we exit this function,
> + * we cannot use the usb_device no more. Gone. Destroyed. kfree().
> + * Most other subsystem allow you to destroy the instance at a time
> + * when it's convenient to you, to postpone it to a later date, but
> + * not the USB subsystem.
> + * So, we must make bloody sure that everything gets deactivated.
> + * Jean II

That's one of the next things I'm going to be working on fixing :)

The patch looks good.  Thanks for setting the proper GFP_* flag.

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2002-04-03  3:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-04-03  2:24 [PATCH] : ir257_usb_disconnect_atomic-2.diff Jean Tourrilhes
2002-04-03  3:00 ` Greg KH [this message]
2002-04-03  3:06   ` Jean Tourrilhes

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