Re: Add commit 3f2cee73b650 ("USB: usbfs: allow URBs to be reaped after disconnection") to -stable

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On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:56:20AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> Greg:
> 
> The $SUBJECT commit was added in the 4.0 kernel, but I forgot to mark 
> it for inclusion in the -stable kernels.  The problem it fixes is a 
> nasty one, affecting people who use libusb: When a device is 
> disconnected while a libusb transfer is in progress, libusb never 
> receives a completion notification for the transfer.  This can result 
> in a hang or a segmentation error, depending on how the userspace 
> program tries to cope.
> 
> The patch may require some context adjustment before it will apply to 
> the longterm -stable trees, but I think it should be added.
> 
> Alan Stern
> 
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Queuing it for the 3.16 kernel as well.  Thanks!

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