netdev - Re: [1/4] ath9k: use irqsave() in USB's complete callback

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Message-Id: <20180629115642.51C5160AFF@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:56:42 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        QCA ath9k Development <ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [1/4] ath9k: use irqsave() in USB's complete callback

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de> wrote:

> The USB completion callback does not disable interrupts while acquiring
> the lock. We want to remove the local_irq_disable() invocation from
> __usb_hcd_giveback_urb() and therefore it is required for the callback
> handler to disable the interrupts while acquiring the lock.
> The callback may be invoked either in IRQ or BH context depending on the
> USB host controller.
> Use the _irqsave() variant of the locking primitives.
> 
> Cc: QCA ath9k Development <ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

84a0d4669c8f ath9k: use irqsave() in USB's complete callback

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10478601/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches