Re: [PATCH 4/4] CI13xxx: Add USB host interrupt notifier

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Dear Alan Stern,

> On Thu, 17 May 2012, Chen Peter-B29397 wrote:
> > > > It's reasonable to assume that other controllers in the future may
> > > > have similar needs -- they may even require multiple PHYs to be
> > > > notified about connect changes on multiple ports.  I see nothing
> > > > wrong with
> > > > 
> > > > implementing a callback just for this purpose.  Something like:
> > > > 	void (*phy_connect_change)(unsigned port, int connected);
> > > > 
> > > > Then in the port loop in ehci_irq(), you could do:
> > > > 	if (unlikely(ehci->phy_connect_change && (pstatus & PORT_CSC)))
> > > > 	
> > > > 		(ehci->phy_connect_change)(i, pstatus & PORT_CONNECT);
> > 
> > Hi Alan & Marek,
> > 
> > It is just FSL PHY's limitation, we can override ehci_irq at platform
> > driver to finish the same thing. Better not to change common code, the
> > cleaner the better for common code.
> 
> The common code is already full of special-case quirk code for devices
> from individual vendors.  One more won't hurt.
> 
> Besides, doing this in the interrupt handler is a hack, and it adds
> overhead to all the I/O operations.  Doing it as I suggested adds
> overhead only when a port changes state.
> 
> Also, IIRC Marek's proposal didn't check to see whether the controller
> was suspended (powered down) before trying to read the status register.

You're right, Alan. My patch _was_ wrong in many way.

> 
> Alan Stern

Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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