netdev - Re: [RFC] Patch to option HSO driver to the kernel

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Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:34:08 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Filip Aben <f.aben@...ion.com>
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@...tonika.lt>,
	ajb@...eresystems.co.uk
Subject: Re: [RFC] Patch to option HSO driver to the kernel

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 05:03:09PM +0200, Filip Aben wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 16:14 +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > Am Dienstag, 15. April 2008 16:12:22 schrieb Filip Aben:
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 15:25 +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > > > Am Montag, 14. April 2008 23:32:39 schrieb Greg KH:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Here's a patch that I have cleaned up for context only from Option that
> > > > > is a USB serial / network device all in one.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'd like to see this go into 2.6.26, so any review comments by anyone
> > > > > who wishes to review any portion of this would be greatly apprecited.
> > > > 
> > > > The driver implements an ioctl to disable autosuspend. This seems
> > > > unnecessary to me, as you can do that via sysfs, too. Is this included
> > > > to work around permission problems? Can somebody explain?
> > > > 
> > > > 	Regards
> > > > 		Oliver
> > > 
> > > This is added to support card firmware upgraders who will need to
> > > disable suspend, even on (embedded) systems that don't have sysfs
> > > mounted.
> > 
> > How do they enable autosuspend without sysfs?
> 
> Good point. No idea. I suppose it's easier to rely on something that
> will always work, rather then making assumptions about suspend based on
> whether sysfs is mounted or not.

Like I always like to point out, my _phone_ has sysfs mounted, I really
doubt any 2.6 embedded system would not have it mounted these days, it
is very useful for things like this.

So I'll go delete that "special" ioctl, that's not a good thing to do,
use the common interfaces that all USB devices rely on instead, don't do
something different for just one type of USB device.

I'm also a bit concerned about the special "set radio" ioctl as well.
Filip, what uses that ioctl?  If it's really necessary, can't a sysfs
file do the same thing?

thanks,

greg k-h
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