Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 8783] New: drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c, synce does not work with Pocket PC (XDA), OS version 3.19

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:56:59 -0700 (PDT)
[email protected] wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8783
> 
>            Summary: drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c, synce does not work with
>                     Pocket PC (XDA), OS version 3.19
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.18 and later
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: USB
>         AssignedTo: [email protected]
>         ReportedBy: [email protected]
> 
> 
> Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:2.6.17
> Distribution:debian etch
> Hardware Environment:
> Software Environment:
> 
> 
> Problem Description:
> I can not get a connection with synce-serial-start. It works fine after some
> changes within ipaq.c (see below Possible Reason). It works fine with "normal"
> serial connection instead of "usb-to-serial".
> 
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Attach an XDA to USB. Kernel messages are fine at this moment:
> Mar 22 05:47:41 ulli3 kernel: usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd
> and address 2
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usbserial
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial
> support registered for generic
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usbserial_generic
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial
> Driver core
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial
> support registered for PocketPC PDA
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c: USB PocketPC PDA
> driver v0.5
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: ipaq 4-2:1.0: PocketPC PDA converter detected
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: usb 4-2: PocketPC PDA converter now attached to
> ttyUSB0
> Mar 22 05:47:42 ulli3 kernel: usbcore: registered new driver ipaq
> 
> 2. Try to get a connection with synce-serial-start. No connection can be
> established. Kernel messages like
> Mar 22 05:49:07 ulli3 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the
> University of California
> Mar 22 05:49:07 ulli3 kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
> Mar 22 05:49:07 ulli3 kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
> Mar 22 05:49:07 ulli3 synce-serial-start: Executing '/usr/sbin/pppd call
> synce-device'
> Mar 22 05:49:07 ulli3 pppd[3904]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
> Mar 22 05:49:08 ulli3 pppd[3904]: Exit.
> 
> With an older kernel I get
> Mar 22 05:40:46 ulli3 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the
> University of California
> Mar 22 05:40:47 ulli3 kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
> Mar 22 05:40:47 ulli3 kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
> Mar 22 05:40:47 ulli3 synce-serial-start: Executing '/usr/sbin/pppd call
> synce-device'
> Mar 22 05:40:47 ulli3 pppd[3971]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 pppd[3971]: Serial connection established.
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 pppd[3971]: Using interface ppp0
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 pppd[3971]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 pppd[3971]: local  IP address 192.168.131.102
> Mar 22 05:40:48 ulli3 pppd[3971]: remote IP address 192.168.131.201
> 
> 
> 
> Possible Reason:
> There have been some changes within ipaq driver between 2.6.17 and 2.6.18.
> After reverting some of these all works fine again (compiling an own kernel).
> The diff is:
> 659a660,664
> >       result = usb_submit_urb(port->read_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
> >       if (result) {
> >               err("%s - failed submitting read urb, error %d", __FUNCTION__, result);
> >               goto error;
> >       }
> 674,678d678
> <                       result = usb_submit_urb(port->read_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
> <                       if (result) {
> <                               err("%s - failed submitting read urb, error
> %d", __FUNCTION__, result);
> <                               goto error;
> <                       }
> 681d680
> <               msleep(1000);
> 
> I tried also newer kernels. It works fine after similar changes.
> 
> Best regards,
> Ulli
> 
> 
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