linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb:hub set hub->change

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Date:	Wed, 8 Jan 2014 12:49:57 -0500 (EST)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
cc:	Shen Guang <shenguang10@...il.com>,
	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com>,
	<linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb:hub set hub->change_bits when over-current happens

On Wed, 8 Jan 2014, Greg KH wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 02:45:42PM +0800, Shen Guang wrote:
> > When we are doing compliance test with xHCI, we found that if we
> > enable CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND and plug in a bad device which causes
> > over-current condition to the root port, software will not be noticed.
> > The reason is that current code don't set hub->change_bits in
> > hub_activate() when over-current happens, and then hub_events() will
> > not check the port status because it thinks nothing changed.
> > If CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND is disabled, the interrupt pipe of the hub will
> > report the change and set hub->event_bits, and then hub_events() will
> > check what events happened.In this case over-current can be detected.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Shen Guang <shenguang10@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/core/hub.c |    3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> > index bd9dc35..98b5679 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> > @@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub *hub,
> > enum hub_activation_type type)
> >                         /* Tell khubd to disconnect the device or
> >                          * check for a new connection
> >                          */
> > -                       if (udev || (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION))
> > +                       if (udev || (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION) ||
> > +                               (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_OVERCURRENT))
> >                                 set_bit(port1, hub->change_bits);
> > 
> >                 } else if (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_ENABLE) {
> > --
> > 1.7.9.5
> 
> Alan and Sarah, any objection to this patch?

It seems okay to me.

Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>

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