Re: [PATCH 7/7] USB: cdc-acm: always claim data interface

From: Johan Hovold
Date: Mon Mar 22 2021 - 10:14:26 EST


On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:46:47AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 18.03.2021, 16:52 +0100 schrieb Johan Hovold:
> > Make sure to always claim the data interface and bail out if it's
> > already bound to another driver or isn't authorised.
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the fixes. All previous ones are good work.
> this one is problematic I am afraid.
>
>
> acm_probe() has a test for the availability of the interface:
>
> if (!combined_interfaces && usb_interface_claimed(data_interface)) {
> /* valid in this context */
> dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "The data interface isn't available\n");
> return -EBUSY;
> }
>
> That check is ancient. BKL still existed. If you want to remove it
> and do proper error handling, that would be good. But if you do
> error handling, the check has to go, too.

Thanks, this bit can go indeed. But note that it's simply because it's
now redundant.

I'll send a v2.

Johan