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-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/core/Kconfig15
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/core/hub.c81
2 files changed, 74 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
index 6e3b5358a76..f8324d8d06a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ config USB_SUSPEND
If you are unsure about this, say N here.
+config USB_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
+ bool "USB Multi-threaded probe (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on USB && EXPERIMENTAL
+ default n
+ help
+ Say Y here if you want the USB core to spawn a new thread for
+ every USB device that is probed. This can cause a small speedup
+ in boot times on systems with a lot of different USB devices.
+
+ This option should be safe to enable, but if any odd probing
+ problems are found, please disable it, or dynamically turn it
+ off in the /sys/module/usbcore/parameters/multithread_probe
+ file
+
+ When in doubt, say N.
config USB_OTG
bool
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index c961a32f317..f6e69218058 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(khubd_wait);
static struct task_struct *khubd_task;
+/* multithreaded probe logic */
+static int multithread_probe =
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
+ 1;
+#else
+ 0;
+#endif
+module_param(multithread_probe, bool, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(multithread_probe, "Run each USB device probe in a new thread");
+
/* cycle leds on hubs that aren't blinking for attention */
static int blinkenlights = 0;
module_param (blinkenlights, bool, S_IRUGO);
@@ -1238,29 +1248,17 @@ static inline void show_string(struct usb_device *udev, char *id, char *string)
static int __usb_port_suspend(struct usb_device *, int port1);
#endif
-/**
- * usb_new_device - perform initial device setup (usbcore-internal)
- * @udev: newly addressed device (in ADDRESS state)
- *
- * This is called with devices which have been enumerated, but not yet
- * configured. The device descriptor is available, but not descriptors
- * for any device configuration. The caller must have locked either
- * the parent hub (if udev is a normal device) or else the
- * usb_bus_list_lock (if udev is a root hub). The parent's pointer to
- * udev has already been installed, but udev is not yet visible through
- * sysfs or other filesystem code.
- *
- * Returns 0 for success (device is configured and listed, with its
- * interfaces, in sysfs); else a negative errno value.
- *
- * This call is synchronous, and may not be used in an interrupt context.
- *
- * Only the hub driver or root-hub registrar should ever call this.
- */
-int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
+static int __usb_new_device(void *void_data)
{
+ struct usb_device *udev = void_data;
int err;
+ /* Lock ourself into memory in order to keep a probe sequence
+ * sleeping in a new thread from allowing us to be unloaded.
+ */
+ if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
err = usb_get_configuration(udev);
if (err < 0) {
dev_err(&udev->dev, "can't read configurations, error %d\n",
@@ -1356,13 +1354,52 @@ int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
goto fail;
}
- return 0;
+exit:
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+ return err;
fail:
usb_set_device_state(udev, USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED);
- return err;
+ goto exit;
}
+/**
+ * usb_new_device - perform initial device setup (usbcore-internal)
+ * @udev: newly addressed device (in ADDRESS state)
+ *
+ * This is called with devices which have been enumerated, but not yet
+ * configured. The device descriptor is available, but not descriptors
+ * for any device configuration. The caller must have locked either
+ * the parent hub (if udev is a normal device) or else the
+ * usb_bus_list_lock (if udev is a root hub). The parent's pointer to
+ * udev has already been installed, but udev is not yet visible through
+ * sysfs or other filesystem code.
+ *
+ * The return value for this function depends on if the
+ * multithread_probe variable is set or not. If it's set, it will
+ * return a if the probe thread was successfully created or not. If the
+ * variable is not set, it will return if the device is configured
+ * properly or not. interfaces, in sysfs); else a negative errno value.
+ *
+ * This call is synchronous, and may not be used in an interrupt context.
+ *
+ * Only the hub driver or root-hub registrar should ever call this.
+ */
+int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+ struct task_struct *probe_task;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ if (multithread_probe) {
+ probe_task = kthread_run(__usb_new_device, udev,
+ "usb-probe-%s", udev->devnum);
+ if (IS_ERR(probe_task))
+ ret = PTR_ERR(probe_task);
+ } else
+ ret = __usb_new_device(udev);
+
+ return ret;
+}
static int hub_port_status(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1,
u16 *status, u16 *change)