Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb_gigaset: suspend support [v2]

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Nov 01 2007 - 14:50:39 EST


On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:20:07 +0100
Tilman Schmidt <tilman@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> +static int gigaset_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
> >> +{
> >> + struct cardstate *cs;
> >> + struct usb_cardstate *ucs;
> >> +
> >> + if ((cs = usb_get_intfdata(intf)) == NULL ||
> >> + (ucs = cs->hw.usb) == NULL) {
> >> + err("%s: no cardstate", __func__);
> >> + return -EFAULT;
> >> + }
> >
> > Is the above reeeeeely needed? I bet it never happens.
>
> I'm a great believer in defensive programming. :-)
>
> Anyway, to be sure these checks aren't needed, I would need the
> assurance that the suspend and resume methods are serialized with
> the probe and disconnect methods. Are they?

dunno it beats me. Not to my knowledge. Perhaps Greg and Rafael would know?
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