Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:44727 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756577AbZATXyU (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:54:20 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:56:26 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Greg KH Cc: Christian Lamparter , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Artur Skawina , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Kernel Testers List , Larry Finger , Linux wireless Subject: Re: [PATCH -stable] p54usb: fix traffic stalls / packet drop Message-ID: <20090120235626.GA3094@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20090121_005425_606285_F64DB95D) References: <200901202311.11854.chunkeey@web.de> <20090120223957.GA6088@suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20090120223957.GA6088@suse.de> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 02:39:57PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:11:11PM +0100, Christian Lamparter wrote: > > All p54usb devices need a explicit termination packet, in oder to finish the pending transfer properly. > > Else, the firmware could freeze, or simply drop the frame. > > > > Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter > > Cc: stable > > --- > > Attached is the patch is for the stable series only. > > Bugzilla reference: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12260 > > (wireless-testing needs a different one) > > What do you mean, this is for 2.6.28-stable or 2.6.27-stable only, and > not 2.6.29? Why? At least part of that patch is already in 2.6.29. I think Christian may have combined another patch into the -stable version, one that he posted today for -rc inclusion. John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@tuxdriver.com of your literate lifestyle.