Re: [linux-usb-devel] [BUG] USB_PERSIST

[Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca>]

Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Raymano Garibaldi wrote:
> 
>> The feature does work as long as the device remains plugged in and
>> that is what I have said in my previous postings too. What I'm saying
>> that should work and worked under 2.6.21 and is not working currently
>> is the ability to unplug and plug back in the device while the
>> computer is suspended before resuming without losing the mount.
> 
> Okay, guess I misunderstood what you wrote before.
> 
> The patch below for 2.6.23 should do what you want (and more besides).  
> It forces the USB Persist feature to apply to all persist-enabled 
> devices, whether they were unplugged or not.
> 
> There's no chance of this getting accepted into the official kernel in 
> such a simple form, but at least it will allow you to do what you want.
> 
> Alan Stern
> 
> 
> --- 2.6.23/drivers/usb/core/driver.c1	2007-11-29 10:57:36.000000000 -0500
> +++ 2.6.23/drivers/usb/core/driver.c	2007-11-29 11:01:44.000000000 -0500
> @@ -1550,6 +1550,9 @@
>  		if (!(udev->reset_resume && udev->do_remote_wakeup))
>  			return -EPERM;
>  	}
> +
> +	/* Force all system resumes to be reset-resumes */
> +	udev->reset_resume = 1;
>  	return usb_external_resume_device(udev);
>  }
..

Mmm.. how about a nice sysfs attr that the suspend scripts can write
that value to as needed ?