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
next prev parent 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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