Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] usb: overridable hub bInterval by device node

[Alan Stern]

On Thu, 21 Nov 2019, Ikjoon Jang wrote:

> This patch enables hub device to override its own endpoint descriptor's
> bInterval when the hub has a device node with "hub,interval" property.
> 
> When we know reducing autosuspend delay for built-in HIDs is better for
> power saving, we can reduce it to the optimal value. But if a parent hub
> has a long bInterval, mouse lags a lot from more frequent autosuspend.
> So this enables overriding bInterval for a hard wired hub device only
> when we know that reduces the power consumption.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ikjoon Jang <ikjn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/config.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/config.c b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
> index 5f40117e68e7..d2d9c6d6e00a 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/config.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
>  #include <linux/usb.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/ch9.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/hcd.h>
> +#include <linux/usb/of.h>
>  #include <linux/usb/quirks.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
> @@ -257,6 +258,11 @@ static int usb_parse_endpoint(struct device *ddev, int cfgno, int inum,
>  	memcpy(&endpoint->desc, d, n);
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&endpoint->urb_list);
>  
> +	/* device node property overrides bInterval */
> +	if (usb_of_has_combined_node(to_usb_device(ddev)))
> +		of_property_read_u8(ddev->of_node, "hub, interval",

Does it matter that this says "hub, interval" whereas the documentation 
says "hub,interval" (with no space character)?

> +				    &d->bInterval);
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Fix up bInterval values outside the legal range.
>  	 * Use 10 or 8 ms if no proper value can be guessed.

Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Alan Stern