--- "Alexander E. Patrakov" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This could be fixed up by saving the old value and restoring it in the "if
> (err)" statement, but I guess this has to be fixed in the mainline before
> allowing the modified "if (err)" into -stable.
I'm not going to claim to know how this state machine works, but would restoring the state to the
original value prompt the kernel to try and reregister the device in an endless loop? I was
wondering if maybe it should be set to some "Failed" state instead.
Cheers,
Chris
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