Re: [PATCH 1/2] [BUG] dvb_usb_v2: return the download ret in dvb_usb_download_firmware

[Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 02:29 +0300, Antti Palosaari wrote:
> Hi Malcolm,
> I was really surprised someone has had interest to test that stuff at 
> that phase as I did not even advertised it yet :) It is likely happen 
> next Monday or so as there is some issues I would like to check / solve.
> 
> 
> On 06/14/2012 01:24 AM, Malcolm Priestley wrote:
> > Hi antti
> >
> > There some issues with dvb_usb_v2 with the lmedm04 driver.
> >
> > The first being this patch, no return value from dvb_usb_download_firmware
> > causes system wide dead lock with COLD disconnect as system attempts to continue
> > to warm state.
> 
> Hmm, I did not understand what you mean. What I looked lmedm04 driver I 
> think it uses single USB ID (no cold + warm IDs). So it downloads 
> firmware and then reconnects itself from the USB bus?
> For that scenario you should "return RECONNECTS_USB;" from the driver 
> .download_firmware().
> 
If the device disconnects from the USB bus after the firmware download.

In most cases the device is already gone.

There is currently no way to insert RECONNECTS_USB into the return.


> I tested it using one non-public Cypress FX2 device - it was changing 
> USB ID after the FX download, but from the driver perspective it does 
> not matter. It is always new device if it reconnects USB.
> 

Have double checked that the thread is not continuing to write on the
old ID?

The zero condition will lead to dvb_usb_init.

> PS. as I looked that driver I saw many different firmwares. That is now 
> supported and you should use .get_firmware_name() (maybe you already did 
> it).
> 
Yes, I have supported this in the driver.




Regards


Malcolm