Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] USB: forbid memory allocation with I/O during busreset if storage interface exits

From: Ming Lei
Date: Mon Oct 15 2012 - 08:06:29 EST


On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I think limiting this to devices which have a storage device is not
> productive. What if you are using iSCSI or nbd? In the long run

You mean other non-mass storage or non-uas usb interfaces may
be involved in iSCSI or nbd? If not, the patch should be OK.
If yes, could you list them?

> we will see busses attached to busses and as soon as the daughter
> bus is hotpluggable you are thwarted anyway. Just do it unconditionally.

IMO, doing it unconditionally is not good because big chunk buffer
is often allocated in probe() path.

Thanks,
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Ming Lei
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