Re: Patch for bizzare oops in USB

From: Eugene Crosser (crosser@average.org)
Date: Mon Aug 20 2001 - 17:12:35 EST


In article <3B80FBA9.556B7B2B@scs.ch>,
        Thomas Sailer <sailer@scs.ch> writes:

>> --- linux-2.4.8/drivers/usb/usb.c Tue Jul 24 14:20:56 2001
>> +++ linux-2.4.8-e/drivers/usb/usb.c Fri Aug 17 22:03:27 2001
>> @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
>>
>> awd.wakeup = &wqh;
>> init_waitqueue_head(&wqh);
>> - current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
>> + current->state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE; /* MUST BE SO. -- zaitcev */
>> add_wait_queue(&wqh, &wait);
>> urb->context = &awd;
>> status = usb_submit_urb(urb);
>
> This is bad for other users of usb_control_msg/usb_bulk_msg that depend on
> the sleep to be interruptible. Instead of bouncing back and forth whether
> those routines shall sleep interruptibly or uninterruptibly, we should either
> provide two routines or a parameter that specifies whether the sleep
> shall be interruptible, or create a local version of usb_control_msg
> if ov511 is the only user requiring uninterruptible sleep.

I observe similar Oops with D-Link USB radio tuner on uhci when I hit
Ctrl-C (SMP system, UP system with ohci works). I was preparing to
post ksymoops report when I read Pete's message ;)

Eugene
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