Re: [PATCH 2/3] r8152: Retry register reads/writes

[Alan Stern]

On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 02:27:27PM -0700, Douglas Anderson wrote:
> +
> +static
> +int r8152_control_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned int pipe, __u8 request,
> +		      __u8 requesttype, __u16 value, __u16 index, void *data,
> +		      __u16 size, const char *msg_tag)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_ACCESS_TRIES; i++) {
> +		ret = usb_control_msg(udev, pipe, request, requesttype,
> +				      value, index, data, size,
> +				      USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
> +
> +		/* No need to retry or spam errors if the USB device got
> +		 * unplugged; just return immediately.
> +		 */
> +		if (udev->state == USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED)
> +			return ret;

Rather than testing udev->state, it would be better to check whether
ret == -ENODEV.  udev->state is meant primarily for use by the USB core
and it's subject to races.

Alan Stern