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@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ optional. The methods' jobs are quite simple:
(although the interfaces will be in the same altsettings as
before the suspend).
+If the device is disconnected or powered down while it is suspended,
+the disconnect method will be called instead of the resume or
+reset_resume method. This is also quite likely to happen when
+waking up from hibernation, as many systems do not maintain suspend
+current to the USB host controllers during hibernation. (It's
+possible to work around the hibernation-forces-disconnect problem by
+using the USB Persist facility.)
+
The reset_resume method is used by the USB Persist facility (see
Documentation/usb/persist.txt) and it can also be used under certain
circumstances when CONFIG_USB_PERSIST is not enabled. Currently, if a