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SubjectRe: annoying frequent overcurrent messages.
Hi!

> > > Well, overcurrent is a potentially dangerous situation. That's why it
> > > gets reported with dev_err priority.
> >
> > Well, I see overcurrents all the time while doing suspend/resume...
> >
> > Why is it dangerous? USB should survive plugging something that
> > connects +5V and ground. It may turn your machine off, but that should
> > be it...?
>
> The key words here are "potentially", "should", and "may".
>
> BTW, what sort of overcurrents do you see during suspend/resume?

Okay, that was on X32, and I'm not using it for now, sorry about
that. "Overcurrent on port XY" was the message, IIRC, but...
Pavel
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