Re: [PATCH v4 2/8] usb: misc: onboard_dev: add support for non-hub devices

From: Matthias Kaehlcke
Date: Tue Feb 27 2024 - 12:56:18 EST


On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 03:42:26PM +0100, Javier Carrasco wrote:
> On 21.02.24 20:24, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 03:05:46PM +0100, Javier Carrasco wrote:
> >> Most of the functionality this driver provides can be used by non-hub
> >> devices as well.
> >>
> >> To account for the hub-specific code, add a flag to the device data
> >> structure and check its value for hub-specific code.
> >
> > Please mention that the driver doesn't power off non-hub devices
> > during system suspend.
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c | 3 ++-
> >> drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.h | 10 ++++++++++
> >> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c b/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
> >> index 2103af2cb2a6..f43130a6786f 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/onboard_usb_dev.c
> >> @@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused onboard_dev_suspend(struct device *dev)
> >> if (!device_may_wakeup(node->udev->bus->controller))
> >> continue;
> >>
> >> - if (usb_wakeup_enabled_descendants(node->udev)) {
> >> + if (usb_wakeup_enabled_descendants(node->udev) ||
> >> + !onboard_dev->pdata->is_hub) {
> >
> >
> > This check isn't dependent on characteristics of the USB devices processed
> > in this loop, therefore it can be performed at function entry. Please combine
> > it with the check of 'always_powered_in_suspend'. It's also an option to
> > omit the check completely, 'always_powered_in_suspend' will never be set for
> > non-hub devices (assuming the sysfs attribute isn't added).
> >
>
> The attribute will not be available for non-hub devices in v5. However,
> if the check is completely removed, will power_off not stay true at the
> end of the function, always leading to a device power off? As you said,
> 'always_powered_in_suspend' will not be set for non-hub devices.

Even without the sysfs attribute the field 'always_powered_in_suspend' could
be set to true by probe() for non-hub devices.