Re: [PATCH/RFC] uvcvideo: Disable USB autosuspend for Creative Live! Cam Optia AF

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Hi Alan,

On Thursday 28 March 2013 10:45:27 Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2013, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > The camera fails to start video streaming after having been autosuspend.
> > Add a new quirk to selectively disable autosuspend for devices that
> > don't support it.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> >  drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
> >  drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h   |  1 +
> >  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > I've tried to set the reset resume quirk for this device in the USB core
> > but the camera still failed to start video streaming after having been
> > autosuspended. Regardless of whether the reset resume quirk was set, it
> > would respond to control messages but wouldn't send video data.
> 
> Presumably the camera won't work after a system suspend, either.

That was my expectation as well, but the device has survived system suspend 
without being reenumerated. I don't know if the USB port power got cut off 
during system suspend.

> > This solution below is a hack, but I'm not sure what else I can try. Crazy
> > ideas are welcome.
> 
> It's not a hack; it's a normal use for a quirk flag.  Of course, if you
> can figure out what's wrong with the camera and see how to fix it, that
> would be best.

I've tried to but I can't figure out what goes wrong exactly.

> How does the camera perform on a Windows system after being put to
> sleep and then woken up?

I don't know, I have no Windows system to test the camera on.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

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