Re: Fwd: Add capacity to disable usb port at boot parameter

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On Sun, 31 May 2015, Quentin Deldycke wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On a asrock Z97 Extreme 6 motherboard, the system provides:
>  - 6 usb3 port in backplate
>  - 1 usb (2-3? i don't know) port on the board near power switch
>  - 2 usb sockets (to be used with brackets) on the board near power switch
>    - in my case, they are both used with usb2-double port brackets
> 
> 
> While all ports seems to be working, back in motherboard, front panel,
> back panel and inside port, dmesg repeat at usb start this message
> (boot or via reactivating xhci_hcd):
> 
> [66982.352959] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/all, error -110
> [66982.464943] usb 3-9: new high-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
> [66992.590023] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/all, error -110
> [66992.701970] usb 3-9: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
> [66997.716538] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/8, error -110
> [67002.835034] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/8, error -110
> [67003.050912] usb 3-9: new high-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
> [67008.065506] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/8, error -110
> [67013.184035] usb 3-9: device descriptor read/8, error -110
> [67013.287998] usb usb3-port9: unable to enumerate USB device

This looks like a broken USB device plugged into the controller.  Or a
broken termination for a non-connected port, or something similar.

> While the last message have not appeared, the other usb devices are
> not activated. After the last message all usb devices unlock in less
> than a second.
> This means:
>  - computer start really fast
>  - but i can log in only after ~30 seconds because of usb keyboard not detected
> 
> This bug apply for all recent debian kernels (3.16, 3.18, 4.0, 4.1...)
> (windows also have problem with a "unknown usb device").
> 
> I would know if it is possible:
> - to disable usb3 port9 from kernel command line (so it won't try to
> poll it and unlock the other ones faster)

In theory it is possible to do this.  But the kernel doesn't support it 
currently.

> Note:
> - usb3 have other devices plug into without problems. I don't even
> know if usb3-port9 is a real usb port...
> - all plugged devices work correctly
> - problem occur also with no usb devices plug in
> - if the bios option to enable usb2 devices on usb3 port is activated,
> the bios freeze for 30s also before grub... So i think it is hardware
> related...

It is _definitely_ hardware related.

Alan Stern

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