From: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@gmail.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
Michael Grzeschik <m.grzeschik@pengutronix.de>,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usb: core: handle port status errors in disable_show()
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:55:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aqUTa9CgYNT9ua0S@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260810230432.44511-1-kmehltretter@gmail.com>
On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 01:04:32AM +0100, Karl Mehltretter wrote:
> usb_hub_port_status() leaves its output arguments untouched when the
> status request fails. disable_show() nevertheless uses portstatus, so a
> sysfs read may report the wrong port state instead of an error.
>
> Propagate the status request error.
>
> Fixes: f061f43d7418c ("usb: hub: port: add sysfs entry to switch port power")
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5
> Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Simplify error handling (Alan Stern).
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260808131601.75096-1-kmehltretter@gmail.com/
Friendly ping. Alan Stern has given his Acked-by for this v2.
Thanks,
Karl
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-10 23:04 [PATCH v2] usb: core: handle port status errors in disable_show() Karl Mehltretter
2026-08-11 14:17 ` Alan Stern
2026-09-12 8:55 ` Karl Mehltretter [this message]
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