Re: [BUG] USB_PERSIST

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Mark Lord wrote:

> Alan Stern wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Raymano Garibaldi wrote:
> > 
> >> The feature does work as long as the device remains plugged in and
> >> that is what I have said in my previous postings too. What I'm saying
> >> that should work and worked under 2.6.21 and is not working currently
> >> is the ability to unplug and plug back in the device while the
> >> computer is suspended before resuming without losing the mount.
> > 
> > Okay, guess I misunderstood what you wrote before.
> > 
> > The patch below for 2.6.23 should do what you want (and more besides).  
> > It forces the USB Persist feature to apply to all persist-enabled 
> > devices, whether they were unplugged or not.
> > 
> > There's no chance of this getting accepted into the official kernel in 
> > such a simple form, but at least it will allow you to do what you want.
> > 
> > Alan Stern
> > 
> > 
> > --- 2.6.23/drivers/usb/core/driver.c1	2007-11-29 10:57:36.000000000 -0500
> > +++ 2.6.23/drivers/usb/core/driver.c	2007-11-29 11:01:44.000000000 -0500
> > @@ -1550,6 +1550,9 @@
> >  		if (!(udev->reset_resume && udev->do_remote_wakeup))
> >  			return -EPERM;
> >  	}
> > +
> > +	/* Force all system resumes to be reset-resumes */
> > +	udev->reset_resume = 1;
> >  	return usb_external_resume_device(udev);
> >  }
> ..
> 
> Mmm.. how about a nice sysfs attr that the suspend scripts can write
> that value to as needed ?

Write what value to?  Besides, there already _is_ a sysfs attribute
scripts can use to enable or disable USB-Persist for each device.

Alan Stern


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