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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Chao Xie <chao.xie@marvell.com>
Cc: stern@rowland.harvard.edu, balbi@ti.com, rogerq@ti.com,
	linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, xiechao.mail@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] USB: initialize or shutdown PHY when add or remove host controller
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:39 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130619024839.GA1987@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1371609080-30595-1-git-send-email-chao.xie@marvell.com>

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:31:20PM -0400, Chao Xie wrote:
> Some controller need software to initialize PHY before add
> host controller, and shut down PHY after remove host controller.
> Add the generic code for these controllers so they do not need
> do it in its own host controller driver.

Why?  What breaks if we add this patch, and what gets fixed?  I'm
guessing you can then remove code?

What out-of-tree code now works properly?  Or gets broken?

we need more info here please...

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2013-06-19  2:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-19  2:31 Chao Xie
2013-06-19  2:48 ` Greg KH [this message]
2013-06-19  3:23   ` Chao Xie
2013-06-19  7:51 ` Roger Quadros
2013-06-20  0:53   ` Chao Xie
2013-06-20 12:17     ` Felipe Balbi
2013-06-20 17:25       ` Alan Stern
2013-06-21  1:07         ` Chao Xie
2013-06-21  1:27           ` Chao Xie
2013-06-24 19:45           ` Felipe Balbi
2013-06-25  1:25             ` Chao Xie
2013-06-25  3:33               ` Felipe Balbi
2013-06-24 19:36         ` Felipe Balbi
2013-06-25 13:37           ` Roger Quadros
2013-06-25 13:43             ` Felipe Balbi

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