Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: hub: Mark root hubs on removable devices, as removable.

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Thu Sep 30 2021 - 04:04:37 EST



On 30.09.21 00:48, Rajat Jain wrote:
> Currently all usb root hubs are always marked as DEVICE_REMOVABLE_UNKNOWN
> unconditionally. Let us try to help the users to identify the removable
> root hubs, by checking the device on which the root hub sits. If the base
> (parent) device on which the root hub sits, is removable (e.g. on
> thunderbolt docks), then the roothub is also marked as removable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rajat Jain <rajatja@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

frankly, why? You are needlessly throwing away information about where
in the tree
removal can happen. This looks like a worsening, not an improvement to me.

    Regards
        Oliver