Re: [PATCH] Revert "usb: core: remove local_irq_save() around ->complete() handler"

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri May 31 2019 - 18:09:31 EST


On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 11:53:40PM +0200, Soeren Moch wrote:
> This reverts commit ed194d1367698a0872a2b75bbe06b3932ce9df3a.
>
> In contrast to the original patch description, apparently not all handlers
> were audited properly. E.g. my RT5370 based USB WIFI adapter (driver in
> drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00) hangs after a while under heavy load.
> This revert fixes this.

Why not just fix that driver? Wouldn't that be easier?

thanks,

greg k-h