Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: [OOPS, usbcore, releaseintf] 2.6.0-test10-mm1

[Duncan Sands]

On Friday 12 December 2003 03:21, David Brownell wrote:
> > PS: Here is the patch that fixed the original usbfs Oops, but gained the
> > new one Vince reported:
>
> Good -- more locks vanishing from usbcore; it's about time!
> This is a case where fewer locks are better.
>
> My main patch feedback here would be that it should merge
> most of the usbfs patch I sent (second URL below).  There's
> a driver model locking requirement that you didn't know about,
> it needs to bubble up (subsys.rwsem writelock must be held if
> you're going to change driver bindings).  And there were a
> few other rough spots, which I think you've mentioned (and
> I don't think they were new issues).

Hi Dave, indeed your patch [2] and mine should go together.
I will clean mine, amalgamate with yours, and send to Greg
in logical pieces.

Duncan.
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