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SubjectRe: [linux-usb-devel] Re: USB hangs
On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 08:11:58PM -0800, David Brownell wrote:
>
> >>> Plus I'd
> >>>argue PF_MEMALLOC is a better solution anyway.
> >>
> >>It certainly seems like a more comprehensive fix for that
> >>particular class of problems! :)
> >
> >
> >Is it really more comprehensive? As I see it, it will only affect code
> >executed in the context of the usb-storage thread. But, what about code
> >which is invoked in tasklets or other contexts?
>
> Isn't it true that only that thread is allowed to
> submit usb-storage i/o requests?

That's very true.

What I'm concerned about is the downstream effects of a usb_submit_urb() or
the corresponding scatter-gather equivalents.

Matt

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