Hello.

On 11/08/2012 07:05 PM, Alan Stern wrote:

>> USB specs says that if an over-current is detected then a hub must switch off
>> all affected port, wait to cool down and then switch on.

>> There are few controllers, which does not follow it, and expects software
>> to switch off the port power.

> Can you give any examples?

   The example that springs to my mind is EHCI -- but the EHCI driver takes care
for switching the port off.

>> This patch will add workaround for such controllers.

   Pratyush, I don't see where it waits for port to cool down and switch the
power back on and I assume it's already done by the current code. Why claim that
it's *you* who's doing it now?

>> I think it will not affect others, even if HW switch off the port power.

>> Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <pratyush.an...@st.com>

WBR, Sergei

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