linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] usb_debug: implement multi urb write

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Date:	Wed, 6 May 2009 09:16:56 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
Cc:	greg@...ah.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] usb_debug: implement multi urb write

Am Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2009 04:00:01 schrieb Jason Wessel:

in static void usb_debug_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
> +       if (status) {
> +               dbg("nonzero write bulk status received: %d", status);
> +               return;
> +       }

[..]
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_lock, flags);
> +       --priv->tx_outstanding_urbs;
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->tx_lock, flags);

That's a clear bug. If a URB finishes, you must decrease the counter, always
and without exception, even if status indicates an error.

	Regards
		Oliver