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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c index 0c87f73f293..90b8d43c6b3 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c @@ -1168,19 +1168,9 @@ static inline const char *plural(int n) static int choose_configuration(struct usb_device *udev) { int i; - u16 devstatus; - int bus_powered; int num_configs; struct usb_host_config *c, *best; - /* If this fails, assume the device is bus-powered */ - devstatus = 0; - usb_get_status(udev, USB_RECIP_DEVICE, 0, &devstatus); - le16_to_cpus(&devstatus); - bus_powered = ((devstatus & (1 << USB_DEVICE_SELF_POWERED)) == 0); - dev_dbg(&udev->dev, "device is %s-powered\n", - bus_powered ? "bus" : "self"); - best = NULL; c = udev->config; num_configs = udev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations; @@ -1197,6 +1187,19 @@ static int choose_configuration(struct usb_device *udev) * similar errors in their descriptors. If the next test * were allowed to execute, such configurations would always * be rejected and the devices would not work as expected. + * In the meantime, we run the risk of selecting a config + * that requires external power at a time when that power + * isn't available. It seems to be the lesser of two evils. + * + * Bugzilla #6448 reports a device that appears to crash + * when it receives a GET_DEVICE_STATUS request! We don't + * have any other way to tell whether a device is self-powered, + * but since we don't use that information anywhere but here, + * the call has been removed. + * + * Maybe the GET_DEVICE_STATUS call and the test below can + * be reinstated when device firmwares become more reliable. + * Don't hold your breath. */ #if 0 /* Rule out self-powered configs for a bus-powered device */ |