Re: 4758dcd19a7d9ba9610b38fecb93f65f56f86346 - usb: xhci: Add support for URB_ZERO_PACKET to bulk/sg transfers; into stable?

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On Fri, 2015-10-09 at 11:28 +0300, Mathias Nyman wrote:
> On 08.10.2015 17:40, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > it looks to me like
> >
> > commit 4758dcd19a7d9ba9610b38fecb93f65f56f86346
> > Author: Reyad Attiyat <reyad.attiyat@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date:   Thu Aug 6 19:23:58 2015 +0300
> >
> >      usb: xhci: Add support for URB_ZERO_PACKET to bulk/sg transfers
> >
> > should go into stable. Is there a special reason it has no CC?
> >
> 
> I think it was added as a feature to USB next,
> 
> I didn't see any actual bug report that was fixed by this patch,
> only the author saying that "my wireless card needs this to function properly."

I doubt that he is the only one with that device.

> Kind of adding the support for one missing uncommon case that the specs require us to
> to handle.
> 
> Have you stumbled on this same issue with some device?
> If so, then i think it should be sent to stable as well.

No, I have not encountered that bug. Yet we add quirks to stable
based on a single report and this fixes a violation of the spec
by the kernel. So it looked to me like something that should go in.

	Regards
		Oliver


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