Without pm_runtime_{get,put}_sync calls in place, reading vbus status via /sys causes the following error: Unhandled fault: external abort on non-linefetch (0x1028) at 0xfa0ab060 pgd = b333e822 [fa0ab060] *pgd=48011452(bad) [<c05261b0>] (musb_default_readb) from [<c0525bd0>] (musb_vbus_show+0x58/0xe4) [<c0525bd0>] (musb_vbus_show) from [<c04c0148>] (dev_attr_show+0x20/0x44) [<c04c0148>] (dev_attr_show) from [<c0259f74>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x80/0xdc) [<c0259f74>] (sysfs_kf_seq_show) from [<c0210bac>] (seq_read+0x250/0x448) [<c0210bac>] (seq_read) from [<c01edb40>] (__vfs_read+0x1c/0x118) [<c01edb40>] (__vfs_read) from [<c01edccc>] (vfs_read+0x90/0x144) [<c01edccc>] (vfs_read) from [<c01ee1d0>] (SyS_read+0x3c/0x74) [<c01ee1d0>] (SyS_read) from [<c0106fe0>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x54) Solution was suggested by Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx>. Signed-off-by: Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c index ea5013aa69e2..182611f76af3 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c +++ b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_core.c @@ -1760,6 +1760,8 @@ musb_vbus_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) val = musb->a_wait_bcon; vbus = musb_platform_get_vbus_status(musb); if (vbus < 0) { + pm_runtime_get_sync(dev); + /* Use default MUSB method by means of DEVCTL register */ devctl = musb_readb(musb->mregs, MUSB_DEVCTL); if ((devctl & MUSB_DEVCTL_VBUS) @@ -1767,6 +1769,9 @@ musb_vbus_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) vbus = 1; else vbus = 0; + + pm_runtime_put_sync(dev); + } spin_unlock_irqrestore(&musb->lock, flags); -- 2.16.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html