Re: [PATCH 1/1] HID: Fix missing Unifying device issue

Jiri Kosina
2012-09-22T20:47:46Z

On Sat, 22 Sep 2012, Jiri Kosina wrote:

> > This patch fixes an issue introduced after commit 4ea5454203d991ec
> >
> > After that commit, hid-core silently discards any incoming packet
> > that arrives while any hid driver's probe function is being executed.
> >
> > This broke the enumeration process of hid-logitech-dj, that must
> > receive control packets in-band with the mouse and keyboard
> > packets. Discarding mouse or keyboard data at the very begining is
> > usually fine, but it is not the case for control packets.
> >
> > This patch forces a re-enumeration of the paired devices when a packet
> > arrives that comes from an unknown device.
> >
> > Based on a patch originally written by Benjamin Tissoires.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nestor Lopez Casado <nlopezcasad@logitech.com>
>
> I am now applying it, will be pushing to Linus very soon

Now in Linus' tree and marked for stable.

Thanks,

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs