linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/10] usb:fsl:otg: Resolve OTG crash issue with another host

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Message-ID: <554B622A.7080205@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Thu, 07 May 2015 16:01:30 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Ramneek Mehresh <ramneek.mehresh@...escale.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	balbi@...com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, stern@...land.harvard.edu,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] usb:fsl:otg: Resolve OTG crash issue with another
 host

Hello.

On 5/7/2015 3:47 PM, Ramneek Mehresh wrote:

> Resolves kernel crash issue when a USB flash drive is inserted
> into USB1 port with USB2 port configured as otg. Removing
> "else" block so that the controller coming up in "non-otg" mode
> doesn't return -ENODEV. Returning "ENODEV" results in platform
> framework unbinding platform-drv from controller resulting in
> kernel crash later in hub driver

> Signed-off-by: Ramneek Mehresh <ramneek.mehresh@...escale.com>
> ---
>   drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c | 3 ---
>   1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
> index 4bd4b0c..8d55f2b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
> @@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ static int usb_hcd_fsl_probe(const struct hc_driver *driver,
>   		}
>
>   		ehci_fsl->have_hcd = 1;
> -	} else {
> -		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "wrong operating mode\n");
> -		return -ENODEV;

   Isn't it easier to just not add this code in the patch #7?

WBR, Sergei

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