Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb_gigaset: suspend support [v2]

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:20:07 +0100
Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc> wrote:

> >> +static int gigaset_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct cardstate *cs;
> >> +	struct usb_cardstate *ucs;
> >> +
> >> +	if ((cs = usb_get_intfdata(intf)) == NULL ||
> >> +	    (ucs = cs->hw.usb) == NULL) {
> >> +		err("%s: no cardstate", __func__);
> >> +		return -EFAULT;
> >> +	}
> > 
> > Is the above reeeeeely needed?  I bet it never happens.
> 
> I'm a great believer in defensive programming. :-)
> 
> Anyway, to be sure these checks aren't needed, I would need the
> assurance that the suspend and resume methods are serialized with
> the probe and disconnect methods. Are they?

dunno it beats me.  Not to my knowledge.  Perhaps Greg and Rafael would know?