linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, RFC 15/30] usbserial: stop using interruptible_sleep

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Date:	Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:01:12 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC 15/30] usbserial: stop using interruptible_sleep_on

On Thursday 02 January 2014, Johan Hovold wrote:
> I'd prefer to just fix the race once and for all. These four drivers
> have been on my todo list since I converted the other usb-serial drivers
> about a year ago. In fact, I posted a fix for f81232 last week, and
> I've had a fix for pl2303 brewing as part of larger series for quite
> some time.
> 
> I'll post a conversion series to linux-usb shortly and make sure to keep
> you CC:ed on the sleep_on-killing patches.

Ah, excellent!

Much better to see the job done properly than me adding more hacks on top.

	Arnd
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