linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.39.2: usb kernel panic/oops: schedule+ehci

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.1107061636130.1995-100000@iolanthe.rowland.org>
Date:	Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alan Piszcz <ap@...arrain.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.39.2: usb kernel panic/oops: schedule+ehci_irq+0x266/0x830

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011, Justin Piszcz wrote:

> > ehci-hcd doesn't use threaded interrupts, so in theory that option
> > shouldn't make any difference.  Of course, theory isn't always right.
> >
> > Alan Stern
> >
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In that case I will leave it on w/ FRAME pointers enabled and we'll see 
> what happens.

Right.  It's always possible that the threaded IRQ code causes a bug
somewhere else in the kernel, and it just happens to show up
sporadically in ehci-hcd.  Having more information will help narrow 
this down.

Alan Stern

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