linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] usb: gadget: at91_udc: move prepare clk into process context

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Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:32:54 -0800
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
Cc:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Boris BREZILLON <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, ronald.wahl@...itan.com,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] usb: gadget: at91_udc: move prepare clk into
 process context

On Fri, 2014-12-19 at 13:51 +0000, Luis Henriques wrote:
> Hi Felipe,
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 01:50:49PM -0600, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 04:37:27PM +0100, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> > > From: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@...itan.com>
> > > 
> > > Commit 7628083227b6bc4a7e33d7c381d7a4e558424b6b (usb: gadget: at91_udc:
> > > prepare clk before calling enable) added clock preparation in interrupt
> > > context. This is not allowed as it might sleep. Also setting the clock
> > > rate is unsafe to call from there for the same reason. Move clock
> > > preparation and setting clock rate into process context (at91udc_probe).
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@...itan.com>
> > > Acked-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
> > > Acked-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
> > > Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
> > > Cc: Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
> > > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # v3.17+
> > > ---
> > > Hi Felipe,
> > > 
> > > I forgot to answer you on this patch. So I resend it now with the proper
> > > "stable" tag. You can also queue it during this -rc phase if you feel it is
> > > still possible.
> > 
> > I think it's late for v3.18, so it'll go on v3.19 and get backported to
> > 3.17 and 3.18. Sorry :-s
> >
> 
> Although this commit (b2ba27a5c56f "usb: gadget: at91_udc: move
> prepare clk into process context") is tagged for stable v3.17+, it
> seems like it could be applied to earlier kernels.
> 
> 3.16, 3.13 and 3.12 seem to be affected by the same issue (and they
> all include commit 7628083227b6 "usb: gadget: at91_udc: prepare clk
> before calling enable").  Is there any reason for not applying it in
> these trees?

I'll queue it up for 3.13-stable.  Thanks all!

 -Kamal


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