David: Below is a patch for 2.6.31 which should do what we discussed. It creates a sysfs file in each USB device's directory named "remove". Any write to this file will cause the device's port to be disabled, and the port will remain disabled until the device is unplugged and either it or another device is plugged in. This is what Windows does when you click on the "Safely remove hardware" control. Alan Stern Index: 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/usb.h =================================================================== --- 2.6.31.orig/drivers/usb/core/usb.h +++ 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/usb.h @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ extern void usb_disable_device(struct us extern int usb_deauthorize_device(struct usb_device *); extern int usb_authorize_device(struct usb_device *); extern void usb_detect_quirks(struct usb_device *udev); +extern int usb_remove_device(struct usb_device *udev); extern int usb_get_device_descriptor(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int size); Index: 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c =================================================================== --- 2.6.31.orig/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c +++ 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c @@ -508,6 +508,24 @@ static ssize_t usb_dev_authorized_store( static DEVICE_ATTR(authorized, 0644, usb_dev_authorized_show, usb_dev_authorized_store); +/* "Safely remove a device" */ +static ssize_t usb_remove_store(struct device *dev, + struct device_attribute *attr, + const char *buf, size_t count) +{ + struct usb_device *udev = to_usb_device(dev); + int rc = 0; + + usb_lock_device(udev); + if (udev->state != USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED) + rc = usb_remove_device(udev); + if (rc == 0) + rc = count; + usb_unlock_device(udev); + return rc; +} +static DEVICE_ATTR(remove, 0200, NULL, usb_remove_store); + static struct attribute *dev_attrs[] = { /* current configuration's attributes */ @@ -533,6 +551,7 @@ static struct attribute *dev_attrs[] = { &dev_attr_maxchild.attr, &dev_attr_quirks.attr, &dev_attr_authorized.attr, + &dev_attr_remove.attr, NULL, }; static struct attribute_group dev_attr_grp = { Index: 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/hub.c =================================================================== --- 2.6.31.orig/drivers/usb/core/hub.c +++ 2.6.31/drivers/usb/core/hub.c @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ struct usb_hub { status change */ unsigned long busy_bits[1]; /* ports being reset or resumed */ + unsigned long removed_bits[1]; /* ports with a "removed" + device present */ #if USB_MAXCHILDREN > 31 /* 8*sizeof(unsigned long) - 1 */ #error event_bits[] is too short! #endif @@ -631,6 +633,33 @@ static void hub_port_logical_disconnect( kick_khubd(hub); } +/** + * usb_remove_device - disable a device's port on its parent hub + * @udev: device to be disabled and removed + * Context: @udev locked, must be able to sleep. + * + * After @udev's port has been disabled, khubd is notified and it will + * see that the device has been disconnected. When the device is + * physically unplugged and something is plugged in, the events will + * be received and processed normally. + */ +int usb_remove_device(struct usb_device *udev) +{ + struct usb_hub *hub; + struct usb_interface *intf; + + if (!udev->parent) /* Can't remove a root hub */ + return -EINVAL; + hub = hdev_to_hub(udev->parent); + intf = to_usb_interface(hub->intfdev); + + usb_autopm_get_interface(intf); + set_bit(udev->portnum, hub->removed_bits); + hub_port_logical_disconnect(hub, udev->portnum); + usb_autopm_put_interface(intf); + return 0; +} + enum hub_activation_type { HUB_INIT, HUB_INIT2, HUB_INIT3, HUB_POST_RESET, HUB_RESUME, HUB_RESET_RESUME, @@ -725,6 +754,13 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub USB_PORT_FEAT_C_ENABLE); } + /* We can forget about a "removed" device when there's a + * physical disconnect or the connect status changes. + */ + if (!(portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION) || + (portchange & USB_PORT_STAT_C_CONNECTION)) + clear_bit(port1, hub->removed_bits); + if (!udev || udev->state == USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED) { /* Tell khubd to disconnect the device or * check for a new connection @@ -2875,6 +2911,13 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(stru usb_disconnect(&hdev->children[port1-1]); clear_bit(port1, hub->change_bits); + /* We can forget about a "removed" device when there's a physical + * disconnect or the connect status changes. + */ + if (!(portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION) || + (portchange & USB_PORT_STAT_C_CONNECTION)) + clear_bit(port1, hub->removed_bits); + if (portchange & (USB_PORT_STAT_C_CONNECTION | USB_PORT_STAT_C_ENABLE)) { status = hub_port_debounce(hub, port1); @@ -2888,8 +2931,11 @@ static void hub_port_connect_change(stru } } - /* Return now if debouncing failed or nothing is connected */ - if (!(portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION)) { + /* Return now if debouncing failed or nothing is connected or + * the device was "removed". + */ + if (!(portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION) || + test_bit(port1, hub->removed_bits)) { /* maybe switch power back on (e.g. root hub was reset) */ if ((wHubCharacteristics & HUB_CHAR_LPSM) < 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