linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb/mos7720: process deferred urbs in a workqueue

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Date:   Wed, 4 Nov 2020 12:06:57 +0100
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc:     johan@...nel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb/mos7720: process deferred urbs in a workqueue

On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 12:40:14PM -0800, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Nov 2020, Bueso wrote:
> 
> >There is
> >also no need anymore for atomic allocations.
> 
> Bleh this is a brain fart - obviously not true as usb_submit_urb() is
> called under mos_parport->listlock. I'll send a v2 unless you have
> any objections.

The conversion looks good to me otherwise; it's not making this parport
mess any worse than it already is...

But please try to be a bit more stringent when updating the comments and
printk messages, for example, "runs *from* a workqueue", "schedule a
*worker*" or "queue a work item", etc.

Johan