linux-kernel - Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] USB: Only enable autosuspend by default on certain device classes

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Message-ID: <20070803112824.GA16802@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:28:24 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] USB: Only enable autosuspend by default on certain device classes

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:01:08PM -0700, David Brownell wrote:

> Seems to me it ought to be practical to organize a database that can
> be consulted by an outcall from udev, disabling autosuspend on devices
> which are known to be broken.  The "modules.usbmap" syntax is an obvious
> place to start (painful though it is), and I'm sure there are folk who
> would prefer web-accessible/updatable databases.

It's certainly possible to do that, but it's also possible to have a 
userspace solution that whitelists devices. The question is whether the 
default kernel behaviour should be "Save power, but potentially break 
some of my devices" or "Don't break my devices, but use some more 
powre".

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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