Re: [PATCH 1/2 v6 RESEND] usbnet: allow status interrupt URB to always be active

2013-05-08 Thread David Miller
From: Dan Williams Date: Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:23 -0500 > Some drivers (sierra_net) need the status interrupt URB > active even when the device is closed, because they receive > custom indications from firmware. Add functions to refcount > the status interrupt URB submit/kill operation so that

Re: [PATCH 1/2 v6 RESEND] usbnet: allow status interrupt URB to always be active

2013-05-07 Thread Oliver Neukum
On Monday 06 May 2013 16:29:23 Dan Williams wrote: > Some drivers (sierra_net) need the status interrupt URB > active even when the device is closed, because they receive > custom indications from firmware. Add functions to refcount > the status interrupt URB submit/kill operation so that > sub-dr

[PATCH 1/2 v6 RESEND] usbnet: allow status interrupt URB to always be active

2013-05-06 Thread Dan Williams
Some drivers (sierra_net) need the status interrupt URB active even when the device is closed, because they receive custom indications from firmware. Add functions to refcount the status interrupt URB submit/kill operation so that sub-drivers and the generic driver don't fight over whether the sta