Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] extcon: fix hang and extcon_get/set_cable_state().
From: Ivan T. Ivanov
Date: Tue Jul 07 2015 - 10:04:44 EST
On Tue, 2015-07-07 at 16:06 +0300, Roger Quadros wrote:
> Users of find_cable_index_by_name() will cause a kernel hang
> as the while loop counter is never incremented and end condition
> is never reached.
>
> extcon_get_cable_state() and extcon_set_cable_state() are broken
> because they use cable index instead of cable id. This causes
> the first cable state (cable.0) to be always invalid in sysfs
> or extcon_get_cable_state() users.
>
> Introduce a new function find_cable_id_by_name() that fixes
> both of the above issues.
>
> Fixes: commit 73b6ecdb93e8 ("extcon: Redefine the unique id of supported external connectors without 'enum extcon' type")
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq@xxxxxx>
> ---
Thank you. It is fine now. For both patches.
Tested-by: Ivan T. Ivanov <ivan.ivanov@xxxxxxxxxx>
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