linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: musb: Call musb_platform_exit from musb

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:34:16 -0500
From:   Bin Liu <b-liu@...com>
To:     Jagan Teki <jagan@...rulasolutions.com>
CC:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: musb: Call musb_platform_exit from musb_stop

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:16:18PM +0530, Jagan Teki wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:07 PM, Bin Liu <b-liu@...com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 03:40:38PM +0530, Jagan Teki wrote:
> >> musb stop is musb core call during unregister or shutting down
> >> gadget or host musb. For graceful exit add musb_platform_exit
> >> on musb_stop so-that it can exit the musb platform driver as well.
> >
> > Thanks for the patch. but musb_stop() is called in the .udc_stop() and
> > host .stop() hooks, which can stop (and restart) at any time by the udc
> > or host core, not really during unregister. musb_platform_init() is not
> > called in .udc_start() and .start() hooks, so we shouldn't add
> > musb_platform_exit() in musb_stop().
> 
> Thanks for the explanation.
> 
> Look like musb_platform_exit calling during musb_remove call of
> platform driver. can you explain how the shutdown sequence happen
> because of if udc_stop call musb_stop to shutdown how come

musb_stop() only disables for example irq and session. I didn't read
how udc_stop() is used though.

> platform_exit will shutdown it's PHY and CLK bits. or is it in

platform_exit() is called in musb_remove().

Not sure if this answers your question though.

Regards,
-Bin.