[PATCH] rapidio/tsi721: use tasklet_kill in device remove/release process

From: Xiaotian Feng
Date: Wed Oct 31 2012 - 06:52:09 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: Matt Porter <mporter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexandre Bounine <alexandre.bounine@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721_dma.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721_dma.c b/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721_dma.c
index 92e06a5..a098fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721_dma.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void tsi721_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dchan)
BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bdma_chan->active_list));
BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bdma_chan->queue));

- tasklet_disable(&bdma_chan->tasklet);
+ tasklet_kill(&bdma_chan->tasklet);

spin_lock_bh(&bdma_chan->lock);
list_splice_init(&bdma_chan->free_list, &list);
--
1.7.9.5

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