Subject: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: omap2plus_defconfig: EHCI driver is not stable, disable it

From: [email-masked] (Tony Lindgren)
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 01:40:33 -0700

* Kevin Hilman <[email-masked]> [120706 11:25]:
> The EHCI driver is not stable enough to be enabled by default.  In v3.5,
> it has at least the following problems:
> 
> - warning dump during bootup
> - hang during suspend
> - prevents CORE powerdomain from entering retention during idle (even
>   when no USB devices connected.)
> 
> This demonstrates that this driver has not been thoroughly tested and
> therfore should not be enabled in the default defconfig.
> 
> In addition, the problems above cause new PM regressions which need be
> addressed before this driver should be enabled in the default
> defconfig.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Hilman <[email-masked]>
> ---
> Tony, this applies to your current fixes branch.   Please queue up for v3.5-rc
> so this PM regression is fixed in v3.5.  Thanks.

OK adding, although I don't like the idea of having to disable drivers
in the defconfig to fix issues :( The hang during suspend case would
be potentially hit by many people.. Should the driver/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
be patched to disable suspend or at least warn about it?

Regards,

Tony
 
>  arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig |    1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
> index 9854ff4..11828e6 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
> @@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y
>  CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
>  CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND=y
>  CONFIG_USB_MON=y
> -CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
>  CONFIG_USB_WDM=y
>  CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
>  CONFIG_USB_LIBUSUAL=y
> -- 
> 1.7.9.2
> 
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