Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] USB speedtouch: don't open a connection if no firmware

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 10:22:10PM +0200, Duncan Sands wrote:
> > > +	udsl_fire_receivers (instance);
> > >
> > >  	dbg ("udsl_atm_open successful");
> > >
> > > +	MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
> > > +
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> >
> > Any way you can convert this driver to not use MOD_INC_USE_COUNT, as
> > it's racy and not really supported anymore?  But if you _really_ have to
> > use it, you need to call it at the first possible chance to make any
> > race window smaller.
> 
> Hi Greg, I'm waiting on the fixes to the ATM layer (coming soon to a kernel
> near you).

Ah, ok, that makes sense.

> As for the position of MOD_INC_USE_COUNT, did you ever hear
> of anyone getting bitten by a race like this?  If it makes you feel better, I
> will move it up, probably just before I take the semaphore (since that is the
> first place we can sleep).  I will do it tomorrow, OK?

Yes, it needs to be before any function that can sleep.  I'll hold off
applying this patch then.

thanks,

greg k-h