The removal of the timer which polls the infrared input is racy. Replacing the timer with a delayed work solves the problem. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- linux/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c | 22 ++++++---------------- linux/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) --- v4l-dvb.orig/linux/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c 2009-03-06 13:59:38.000000000 +0100 +++ v4l-dvb/linux/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c 2009-03-06 14:02:17.000000000 +0100 @@ -280,12 +280,6 @@ static void ir_key_poll(struct IR_i2c *i } } -static void ir_timer(unsigned long data) -{ - struct IR_i2c *ir = (struct IR_i2c*)data; - schedule_work(&ir->work); -} - #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20) static void ir_work(void *data) #else @@ -295,7 +289,7 @@ static void ir_work(struct work_struct * #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20) struct IR_i2c *ir = data; #else - struct IR_i2c *ir = container_of(work, struct IR_i2c, work); + struct IR_i2c *ir = container_of(work, struct IR_i2c, work.work); #endif int polling_interval = 100; @@ -305,7 +299,7 @@ static void ir_work(struct work_struct * polling_interval = 50; ir_key_poll(ir); - mod_timer(&ir->timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(polling_interval)); + schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, msecs_to_jiffies(polling_interval)); } /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */ @@ -462,14 +456,11 @@ static int ir_attach(struct i2c_adapter /* start polling via eventd */ #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20) - INIT_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work, ir); + INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work, ir); #else - INIT_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work); + INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ir->work, ir_work); #endif - init_timer(&ir->timer); - ir->timer.function = ir_timer; - ir->timer.data = (unsigned long)ir; - schedule_work(&ir->work); + schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, 0); return 0; @@ -486,8 +477,7 @@ static int ir_detach(struct i2c_client * struct IR_i2c *ir = i2c_get_clientdata(client); /* kill outstanding polls */ - del_timer_sync(&ir->timer); - flush_scheduled_work(); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ir->work); /* unregister devices */ input_unregister_device(ir->input); --- v4l-dvb.orig/linux/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h 2009-03-06 13:59:38.000000000 +0100 +++ v4l-dvb/linux/include/media/ir-kbd-i2c.h 2009-03-06 14:01:47.000000000 +0100 @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ struct IR_i2c { /* Used to avoid fast repeating */ unsigned char old; - struct work_struct work; - struct timer_list timer; + struct delayed_work work; char phys[32]; int (*get_key)(struct IR_i2c*, u32*, u32*); }; -- Jean Delvare -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html