[PATCH] isdn/gigaset: use tasklet_kill in device remove/release process

From: Xiaotian Feng
Date: Wed Oct 31 2012 - 06:44:08 EST


Some driver uses tasklet_disable in device remove/release process,
tasklet_disable will inc tasklet->count and return. If the tasklet
is not handled yet under some softirq pressure, the tasklet will be
placed on the tasklet_vec, never have a chance to be excuted. This might
lead to a heavy loaded ksoftirqd, wakeup with pending_softirq, but
tasklet is disabled. tasklet_kill should be used in this case.

Signed-off-by: Xiaotian Feng <dannyfeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hansjoerg Lipp <hjlipp@xxxxxx>
Cc: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Karsten Keil <isdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: gigaset307x-common@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
index 67abf3f..284c7f3 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/interface.c
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ void gigaset_if_free(struct cardstate *cs)
if (!drv->have_tty)
return;

- tasklet_disable(&cs->if_wake_tasklet);
tasklet_kill(&cs->if_wake_tasklet);
cs->tty_dev = NULL;
tty_unregister_device(drv->tty, cs->minor_index);
--
1.7.9.5

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