Re: Commit *driver core: emit uevents when device is bound to a driver* causes regression

[Ben Caradoc-Davies]

Paul,

I agree that this is a regression in user space, but I would also like 
to note that, as I reported in Debian Bug#883425 ([3] and [4] below), I 
was able to restore user space functionality by upgrading to gvfs 
1.35.90-1. This later gvfs appears to support (i.e. survive) these uevents.

Kind regards,
Ben.

On 07/04/18 00:20, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Linux folks,
>
>
> Commit 1455cf8 (driver core: emit uevents when device is bound to a
> driver) [1], introduced in Linux 4.14-rc1, causes a regression in user 
> space.
>
> After disconnecting USB devices, they are still shown as plugged in [2][3].
>
> > I seem to be having a similar issue, but with an iPhone X using USB
> > to provide internet access. Even after the phone is disconnected, it
> > still shows up as "loaded active plugged". The only way to fix this
> > is to reboot or use a different USB port.
>
> `git bisect` shows that commit 1455cf8 (driver core: emit uevents when 
> device is bound to a driver) is at fault [4].
>
> As user space should not break with newer Linux kernels, do you know 
> what to do about that or can you think of a fix?
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul
>
>
> [1] 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1455cf8dbfd06aa7651dcfccbadb7a093944ca65 
>
> [2] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/7587
> [3] https://bugs.debian.org/883425
> [4] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=883425#68

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