linux-kernel - Re: 3.0-rc6: USB khubd deadlock when hub is powered down

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:24:49 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: 3.0-rc6: USB khubd deadlock when hub is powered down

On Jul 07 Greg KH wrote:
> Can you test Linus's tree, along with a patch sent yesterday from Alan
> Stern to the linux-usb mailing list (attached below)?  That should
> resolve this issue, if not, please let us know.

OK.  I am using 3.0-rc6-71-g4dd1b49 plus Alan's "USB: additional
regression fix for device removal" now.  So far it survived a dozen of
power toggles of the hub and the attached devices.  Thanks.

Alan Stern wrote:
> Still, we need to rewrite this stuff.  A possible race remains,

On a general level, the last few kernel.org releases have all been rather
weak.  Dissatisfied,
-- 
Stefan Richter
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