linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] staging: r8188eu: always process urb status

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:04:44 +0100
From:   Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>
To:     Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] staging: r8188eu: always process urb status

Hi Pavel,

Thus wrote Pavel Skripkin (paskripkin@...il.com):

> Not sure if it matters but we still have that weird rule that after 5 failed
> usb read/writes bSurpriseRemoved will be set to true

> Maybe also worth removing above logic?

thanks for making we aware of this retry counter. It does really look
strange. Still, I'm not sure that I understand this well enough to
submit a patch for removal. I'll play around with this as time
permits...

Best regards,
Martin