linux-kernel - Re: Recent and not-so problems with tifm

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Date:	Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:34:39 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-mmc@...eus.cx>
To:	Alex Dubov <oakad@...oo.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Recent and not-so problems with tifm_sd driver

Alex Dubov wrote:
> 
> mmc_rescan
>   mmc_register_card
>     device_add
>       mmc_block_probe
>         mmc_block_alloc
>           -> queue thread starts running
>         add_disk
>           -> issues a lot of requests; card fails, my drivers calls mmc_remove_host, which in 
>              turn calls device_del, though we are still in device_add
> 

Ahhh, now I see. Well that's an entirely different kettle of fish.

Removing the device in this stack is not supported (we would have a whole bunch
of nasty dead lock possibilities to consider). You need to delay the removal in
some form, e.g. using the mmc workqueue.

Rgds
-- 
     -- Pierre Ossman

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