From: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Disable xhci_hcd USB 3.0 module
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:30:25 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141215153025.GA7218@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACV5_BXO6zPtEEbVzHVxQ_q9GikVhBAy75OfnPN7JfozYuR+qA@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 01:04:57PM -0200, Gustavo Duarte wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I have a notebook with 2 ports USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0.
>
> For some reason, kernel uses xhci_hcd module driver for all the three ports.
Then you really have 3 USB 3 ports in the system.
> Since I have an application that isn't compatilbe with xhci_hcd
> driver, I need disable it, and force the use of ehci-pc driver.
What type of application isn't compatible with xhci-hcd? Shouldn't we
fix something like this in the kernel as this isn't a good thing to
have.
> My question is, since xhci_hcd is compiled inside the kernel, how can
> i do to disable it, without re-compile the kernel ?
You control where the driver is compiled, why not change it if needed?
confused,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-12-15 15:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-12-15 15:04 Disable xhci_hcd USB 3.0 module Gustavo Duarte
2014-12-15 15:30 ` Greg KH [this message]
2014-12-15 16:50 ` Gustavo Duarte
2014-12-15 17:08 ` Greg KH
2014-12-15 20:47 ` Gustavo Duarte
2014-12-15 21:01 ` Greg KH
2014-12-15 21:32 ` Gustavo Duarte
2014-12-15 21:40 ` Greg KH
2014-12-15 21:41 ` Mandeep Sandhu
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