linux-kernel - Re: [12/74] staging: usbip: bugfixes related to kthread conversion

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Date:	Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:02:55 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Arjan Mels <arjan.mels@....net>,
	Takahiro Hirofuchi <hirofuchi@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Max Vozeler <max@...eler.com>
Subject: Re: [12/74] staging: usbip: bugfixes related to kthread conversion

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:15:01PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 April 2011, Greg KH wrote:
> > From: Arjan Mels <arjan.mels@....net>
> > 
> > commit d2dd0b07c3e725d386d20294ec906f7ddef207fa upstream.
> > 
> > When doing a usb port reset do a queued reset instead to prevent a
> > deadlock: the reset will cause the driver to unbind, causing the
> > usb_driver_lock_for_reset to stall.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Arjan Mels <arjan.mels@....net>
> > Cc: Takahiro Hirofuchi <hirofuchi@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> > Cc: Max Vozeler <max@...eler.com>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> > 
> 
> I think either the subject line is misleading or the patch is not
> needed in -stable. The kthread conversion was done in 2.6.38, so
> any bug introduced by it would not need to be fixed in an earlier
> version, afaict.

Yes, the Subject: was incorrect, and I only realized it after it was
committed to the tree, sorry.

The bug fixes were still real.

thanks,

greg k-h
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