Re: [PATCH] USB :core :Prevent USB devices to autosuspend while setting interface

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 09:32:07PM +0530, Abhijeet@vger.kernel.org wrote:
> From: Abhijeet Kumar <abhijeet.kumar@intel.com>
> 
> Runtime resume USB device in order to ensure that PM framework knows
> that the we might be using the device in a short time and doesn't
> autosuspend the device while we update it's interface. Without this
> change, if device autosuspends and the kernel polling for block
> devices is disabled through sysfs at runtime or through bootargs, then
> storage devices might never unmount since the disconnect IRQ wont be
> kicked at all.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kumar <abhijeet.kumar@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/message.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/message.c b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
> index 371a07d874a3..54a9accf88cb 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/message.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
> @@ -1305,6 +1305,11 @@ int usb_set_interface(struct usb_device *dev, int interface, int alternate)
>  	if (iface->unregistering)
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  
> +	/*Letting runtime PM know that we wish to use the device in a
> +	 * short time.
> +	 */

Please place comments int the correct style.

> +	pm_runtime_get(&iface->dev);
> +

No dropping of the pm_runtime when we are finished?

This feels really wrong to me...

greg k-h