linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bluetooth: delete timer in l2cap_conn

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0802272125470.7583@apollo.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:31:07 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Quel Qun <kelk1@...cast.net>
cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, marcel@...tmann.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, hidave.darkstar@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jkosina@...e.cz, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bluetooth: delete timer in l2cap_conn_del()

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Quel Qun wrote:
> > > > I'll apply this, thanks Thomas.
> > > 
> > > can you please wait for a confirmation from Quel that this fixes it.  
> > > My ACK is based on that he confirms that it fixes it for sure.
> > 
> > It doesn't hurt to toss this to Linus now, if it's bogus we
> > have tons of time to revert it.
>
> As I said, it prevents the crash, but does not 'fix' my problem, in
> that I still cannot use the dongle.

The disfunctionality of your dongle is a separate problem and I hope
that the bluetooth wizards will help you to get this sucker running.

The timer which is not deactivated before the data structure
containing it is a simple bug, which needs to be addressed ASAP.

Thanks again for your patience in tracking this down,

	tglx
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