linux-kernel - Re: usb/host/pci-quirks: Add option for setting handoff timeout for ehci

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Date:	Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:22:38 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Martin Bammer <mrbm74@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: usb/host/pci-quirks: Add option for setting handoff timeout
	for ehci


A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?

On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:26:45PM +0100, Martin Bammer wrote:
> Yes right. It fails faster, because the bios doesn't handoff the device.

And that's bad.

> But it's no help for the user that he always has to wait 8s because of a
> buggy bios.

Complain to the manufacturer so they can fix the bios.

> Although the handoff fails the usb-controller works without any
> problems.

For some reason, I really don't believe that this would always be the
case :)

So sorry, we can't take this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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