netdev - RE: [PATCH 2/2] hso: fix deadlock when receiving bursts of data

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Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:37:37 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	'Olivier Sobrie' <olivier@...rie.be>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"j.dumon@...ion.com" <j.dumon@...ion.com>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] hso: fix deadlock when receiving bursts of data

From: Olivier Sobrie
...
> The function put_rxbuf_data() is called from the urb completion handler.
> It puts the data of the urb transfer in the tty buffer with
> tty_insert_flip_string_flags() and schedules a work queue in order to
> push the data to the ldisc.
> Problem is that we are in a urb completion handler so we can't wait
> until there is room in the tty buffer.

Surely you can just keep the urb?
Resubmit it later when all the data has been transferred.

	David



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