Hi, this function will run in the context of the scsi error handler thread. It must use GFP_NOIO instead of GFP_KERNEL to avoid a possible deadlock.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Regards Oliver ---- --- linux-2.6.24-scsi-power/drivers/usb/core/hub.c.alt 2008-01-10 10:23:41.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.24-scsi-power/drivers/usb/core/hub.c 2008-01-10 10:24:34.000000000 +0100 @@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ static int config_descriptors_changed(st if (len < le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength)) len = le16_to_cpu(udev->config[index].desc.wTotalLength); } - buf = kmalloc (len, GFP_KERNEL); + buf = kmalloc (len, GFP_NOIO); if (buf == NULL) { dev_err(&udev->dev, "no mem to re-read configs after reset\n"); /* assume the worst */ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html