On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 04:05:29PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-07-10 at 14:41 +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
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> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:46:19AM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2020-07-10 at 12:34 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:35:18AM +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> >
> > > > > tty_set_operations(acm_tty_driver, &acm_ops);
> > > > >
> > > > > - retval = tty_register_driver(acm_tty_driver);
> > > > > + retval = usb_register(&acm_driver);
> > > > > if (retval) {
> > > > > put_tty_driver(acm_tty_driver);
> > > > > return retval;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > - retval = usb_register(&acm_driver);
> > > > > + retval = tty_register_driver(acm_tty_driver);
> > > > > if (retval) {
> > > > > - tty_unregister_driver(acm_tty_driver);
> > > > > + usb_deregister(&acm_driver);
> > > >
> > > > Why are you switching these around? I think I know, but you don't
> > > > really say...
> > >
> > > I wrote:
> > > For initial termios to reach USB core, USB driver has to be
> > > registered before TTY driver.
> > > Found out that by trial and error. Isn't that clear enough?
> >
> > No, that makes no sense at all since USB core does not care about
> > init_termios.
>
> But you install acm_ops into tty:
> tty_set_operations(acm_tty_driver, &acm_ops);
> Perhaps there is a call into acm_ops?
No, not until the tty device has been registered by the USB driver.
> Anyhow, does it not make sense to have usb before tty as tty uses usb?
Nope, it's the other way round, and your change is therefore broken.
> Can I ask this too:
> what is the difference between acm_tty_install and acm_tty_open ?
> Both seems to be called at open(2)
> seems to me that install could be folded into open ?
No, their purposes are distinct and they cannot be merged.
Johan
