RE: The corner case for USB remote wakeup

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> 
> > > No, that's not what I meant.  Suppose there is no intermediate hub,
> > > only a 3G modem plugged directly into the root hub.  The 3G modem
> does
> > > a runtime autosuspend, and then 2 seconds later sends a wakeup
> request.
> > >
> > > But the autosuspend timeout for the root hub is also 2 seconds, so
> the
> > > root hub suspends and the PHY goes into low-power mode at just the
> same
> > > time as when the wakeup request arrives.
> >
> > At your case, if we put PHY enters low power mode code at both
> ehci_hub_control
> > and ehci_bus_suspend, once 3G modem is suspended, the ehci_hub_control
> > (USB_PORT_FEAT_SUSPEND) will be called, then PHY enters low power mode
> code
> > will be called. roohub suspend (ehci_bus_suspend) will not set
> PORT_SUSPEND
> > at portsc and call PHY enters low power mode code again.
> 
> Okay, I didn't realize you wanted to change the PHY state in
> ehci_hub_control also.  You would power-down the PHY whenever every
> connected port was suspended, right?
> 
Oh, I have no experiences on multi-port system, all Freescale i.mx SoC
has only one port.

> So consider this scenario instead.  There is no intermediate hub, but
> there are two devices plugged directly into the root hub: a 3G modem
> and a flash drive.  The 3G modem goes into runtime suspend.  A minute
> later, the user unplugs the flash drive, and at that point the PHY is
> powered down.  What's to prevent the modem from sending a wakeup signal
> at the same time?
Modem can send wakeup at any time, yes, on multi-port system, the things
are different, it needs roothub handles one port's resume as well as
PHY is entering low power mode.

 


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