RE: [PATCH 2/2] hso: fix deadlock when receiving bursts of data

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From: Olivier Sobrie
> When the module sends bursts of data, sometimes a deadlock happens in
> the hso driver when the tty buffer doesn't get the chance to be flushed
> quickly enough.
> 
> To avoid this, first, we remove the endless while loop in
> put_rx_bufdata() which is the root cause of the deadlock.
> Secondly, when there is no room anymore in the tty buffer, we set up a
> timer of 100 msecs to give a chance to the upper layer to flush the tty
> buffer and make room for new data.

What is the timer for?
You need to get the sending code woken up by the urb completion.

	David



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