linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb: xhci: remove the use of xhci->addr

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Date:   Fri, 4 Nov 2016 15:09:11 +0200
From:   Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb: xhci: remove the use of xhci->addr_dev

On 02.11.2016 04:30, Lu Baolu wrote:
> xhci->addr_dev is used for the completion of both address device
> and enable slot commands. It's shared by enumerations of all USB
> devices connected to an xhci host. Hence, it's just a source for
> possible races. Since we've introduced command structure and the
> command queue to xhci driver.  It is time to get rid of addr_dev
> and use the completion in the command structure instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>

Thanks, applied to my tree

-Mathias