Hi!
> > > My testing shows that:
> > > 1. If I remove uvcvideo BEFORE suspend and reinsert it after resume,
> > >
> > > it works. However, I cannot always rmmod uvcvideo before suspend
> > > as it may be in use.
...
> > > I think uvcvideo is failing to reinitialize the camera on resume, and
> > > forcing an uvcvideo "reset" with either of these three methods kicks
> > > uvcvideo into working again.
> >
> > Ok, that puts the problem firmly into uvcvideo area.
>
> No, it doesn't.
I believe that the fact that rmmod/insmod fixes it means that problem
is in the driver (and not in ehci or something like that).
> First of all, the dmesg output available on pastebin.com is difficult to
> understand. As it seems you perform several suspend/resume cycles there.
> Mohamed, could you please
>
> - clear the kernel log ('dmesg -c' as root)
> - suspend and resume your system
> - post the kernel log content ('dmesg')
> - clear the kernel log
> - try to use your webcam with whatever test software your prefer
> - describe the failure (application error messages, ...)
> - post the kernel log content
Good idea.
> > Try changing its _resume routine to whatever is done on device
> > unplug... it should be rather easy, and is quite close to "correct"
> > solution.
>
> That's not a solution. Devices are supposed to resume properly without being
> reset. The camera might be crashing, or the USB core might be doing something
> wrong, requiring some kind of reset. I'd like to diagnose the problem
> correctly before trying to fix it.
Ok. (You are right that simulating rmmod/insmod is not the same as
proper suspend/resume support, but I still guess it would help with
debugging.)
Pavel
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