Re: [PATCH] USB: fix deadlock in HCD code

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Wed May 21 2008 - 09:21:33 EST


Am Mittwoch 21 Mai 2008 14:09:43 schrieb Jiri Kosina:
> hcd_urb_list_lock is used for synchronization between IRQ and non-IRQ
> contexts, so the non-IRQ context has to disable IRQs in order to prevent
> deadlocking with IRQ context.

Which non-irq context is that?

Regards
Oliver
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