linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: Prefer firmware values when determining whether a port is removable

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Message-ID: <20150409093130.GC883@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2015 11:31:30 +0200
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...eos.com>
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: Prefer firmware values when determining whether
 a port is removable

On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 04:36:00PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Windows appears to pay more attention to the ACPI values than any hub
> configuration, so prefer the firmware's opinion on whether a port is
> fixed or removable before falling back to the hub values.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...eos.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

I like your trust in firmware :)

Anyway, is this all a Windows 8 requirement?  If so, I'll feel
comfortable making these changes, otherwise we are at the mercy of the
bios people to randomly get things right, and we all know how often that
works...

thanks,

greg k-h
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