Re: [PATCH 2/2] usb-uas: update MAINTAINERS entry

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On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 03:19:22PM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> >> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> >> index 8ae709e..c5b37de 100644
> >> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> >> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> >> @@ -7911,9 +7911,10 @@ F:	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/
> >>  USB ATTACHED SCSI
> >>  M:	Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>  M:	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> +M:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Should Matthew be removed from this?
> 
> Dunno, Sarah?
> 
> > Also, any word on when I can remove the CONFIG_BROKEN marking on this
> > driver?
> 
> With the patches in -next uas itself should be reasonable solid.
> 
> Problem is that uas is pretty much the only device using streams,
> so uas will be the one who triggers any stream bugs in xhci.
> I have no idea how solid xhci streams support is at the moment.
> 
> Sarah, is there some way to avoid using streams?  The UAS specs seems to
> imply using streams is mandatory when connected to a USB-3 port, is that
> correct?  Is there some way to force usb3 devices into usb2 mode even
> when plugged into a usb3 port?  I'd like to have a no_streams module
> option if possible ...

Well, I think we want to use streams, that's the whole advantage of UAS
over the old spec.  I wasn't aware that the bugs were in the xhci
driver, I thought they were in the uas driver, but I could be totally
wrong.

Oh, and any hints on what device on the market today actually follows
the UAS spec so I can buy one for testing?

thanks,

greg k-h
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