Re: [PATCH 1/1] driver,usb: Fix a warning in uhci-hcd driver

ZhenHua
2013-04-28T01:52:04Z

On 04/27/2013 11:14 PM, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2013, ZhenHua wrote:
>
>> On 04/27/2013 12:51 AM, Alan Stern wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013, ZhenHua wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a function wait_for_HP() in uhci-hub.c. In this
>>>> patch, it is used in suspend_rh(), I think this can be a
>>>> solution. And I have tested this patch, it can fix the bug.
>>>>
>>>> I think there is another patch needed. As Alan said in another
>>>> mail, in the UHCI_RH_RUNNING_NODEVS case, it should not be stopped
>>>> if the uhci device is HP iLo virtual usb.
>>> I believe that if you change the UHCI_RH_RUNNING_NODEVS case, you will
>>> find that this patch (calling wait_for_HP) isn't needed.
>>>
>>> In fact, the patch is so easy that I am including it below. Please
>>> test this (without either of your patches) to see if it works.
>>>
>>> Alan Stern
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Index: usb-3.9/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hub.c
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- usb-3.9.orig/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hub.c
>>> +++ usb-3.9/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hub.c
>>> @@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static int uhci_hub_status_data(struct u
>>> /* auto-stop if nothing connected for 1 second */
>>> if (any_ports_active(uhci))
>>> uhci->rh_state = UHCI_RH_RUNNING;
>>> - else if (time_after_eq(jiffies, uhci->auto_stop_time))
>>> + else if (time_after_eq(jiffies, uhci->auto_stop_time) &&
>>> + !uhci->wait_for_hp)
>>> suspend_rh(uhci, UHCI_RH_AUTO_STOPPED);
>>> break;
>>>
>>>
>> I have tested the UHCI_RH_RUNNING_NODEVS case yeasterday, and it works.
>> But the function suspend_rh is also called in other places, so I think
>> it only fixes
>> the warning when auto stop is called, but not fix the warning when
>> uhci's bus_suspend
>> is called, it will come out again.
> Have you tried this? I expect the warning will not occur when the
> bus_suspend routine is called, because then there will be a 1-ms delay,
> not just a 400-us delay.
I tested this, and the warning is gone. Is this patch committed ?
I need to paste the link to suse bugzilla.

>
>> And if you add uhci->wait_for_hp check in the UHCI_RH_RUNNING_NODEVS case,
>> all hp uhci devices will not auto stop, not only the virtual devices. I
>> guess it may waste resource.
> If you want, you can add a new flag specifically for virtual
> controllers. But it shouldn't matter -- as long as your kernels are
> built with CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME enabled, there won't be any significant
> waste of resources.
>
> Alan Stern
>
I think we can check the product id to determine whether a device is
virtual.
Do you know if there is another way to check this?

Thanks
Zhen-Hua