On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 04:20:35PM -0400, Alex Manoussakis wrote: > commit a0933a456ff83a3b5ffa3a1903e0b8de4a56adf5 upstream > > Hello, while you evaluate my request to commit 2 USB IDs to 4.13, > I would like you to consider putting it in 4.4 and 4.9 also. > I tested tested both of these (patch, build, boot, and usage of the device). > It would be great for users of those longterm kernels to have their Elecom HUGE > trackball work properly! > > The original patch does not apply cleanly to 4.4 and 4.9 however; a trivial > adjustment is needed (simply in the unmodified positioning lines of one file). > Below is the adjusted patch that will apply without conflicts to 4.4 and 4.9. > As mentioned earlier, for kernels prior to 4.12 you > would need to cherry pick 68f9e3d71650c0f4c48d039c83e3baa4e278deed first. That commit id is not a patch :( > > Thanks! > > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <stable@stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.12.x > Cc: <stable@stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.9.x: 0bb7a37: HID: elecom: ... DEFT trackballs > Cc: <stable@stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.4.x: 0bb7a37: HID: elecom: ... DEFT trackballs Commit 0bb7a37 is a "new feature", and as such, shouldn't be backported to older kernels, right? I need a very strong agrument from the HID maintainer as to why this should be accepted to the older kernels... thanks, greg k-h