Re: [PATCH v2 11/14] USB: add connect_type == hotplug as a port poweroff constraint

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On Fri, 2013-11-22 at 01:08 -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> Now that userspace can discover the constraints keeping a port powered, require
> it to explicitly disable hotplug capability before powering off a port.  This
> makes the 'connect_type' attribute writable, and must be set to 'hardwired'
> before a port is a candidate for poweroff.

Is it really desirable to have false information here?
It would seem better to admit that a port is hotpluggable
even if we don't care at some times about hotplug.
I'd prefer a fifth state, like "ignored" for this facility.

	Regards
		Oliver


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