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Re: [PATCH 1/5] ath9k_htc: Protect RX stream variables

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2010/4/7 Sujith <Sujith.Manoharan@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Ming Lei wrote:
>> I am not sure if the same irq handler can run concurrently on different CPUs.
>> Even though it is, ehci/uhci handler have done such protection, so it
>> is not necessary to add such protection in the complete handler of usb
>> interface driver.
>
> What protection is done by ehci ?
> Is more information on this available anywhere ?

I should have thought that ehci->lock(ehci_irq()) may do such things, but
it is released before calling urb->complete, so the patch is correct, sorry for
my noise.

Thanks,

-- 
Lei Ming
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