linux-kernel - Re: kernel panic on device removal when using a workqueue and delayed

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Date:	Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:02:23 +0100
From:	Frank Schäfer <fschaefer.oss@...glemail.com>
To:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel panic on device removal when using a workqueue and delayed_work

Am 31.10.2011 11:29, schrieb Oliver Neukum:
> Am Montag, 31. Oktober 2011, 11:26:58 schrieb Frank Schäfer:
>> Am 31.10.2011 04:11, schrieb Yong Zhang:
>>>> This is the first time I'm using a workqueue, so there is a good
>>>> chance that I missed something...
>>> You should cancel the work you have armed before exit.
>>> See cancel_delayed_work().
>> That's what I'm doing (see above).
>> Did you read the code ? ;-)
> Does it work if you set a flag and resubmit the work only conditionally
> on it?
What do you mean ? Which flag should I set and what's the condition to 
check for ?

Regards,
Frank
> 	Regards
> 		Oliver

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