From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:50:59 +0100 From: Jean Delvare To: Alan Stern Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , , LKML Subject: Re: Problem with commit "USB: EHCI: remove ASS/PSS polling timeout" Message-ID: <20130226195059.7f763ca5@endymion.delvare> In-Reply-To: References: <20130226182409.046bdecd@endymion.delvare> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Alan, On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:21:30 -0500 (EST), Alan Stern wrote: > On Tue, 26 Feb 2013, Jean Delvare wrote: > > Since kernel 3.7.7, my Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T TV card stopped > > working reliably. Half of the boots it will work, the other half it > > won't, with different error messages. For example > > Yes, I know. Other people have already reported the same problem -- > but only for EHCI controllers made by VIA. Do you also have a VIA EHCI > controller? Yes, VIA VT6212L: 01:04.0 USB Controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev 62) 01:04.1 USB Controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev 62) 01:04.2 USB Controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 [1106:3104] (rev 65) > > So please revert this commit upstream as well as in 3.8 and 3.7 stable > > kernel series. > > I intend to as soon as the current merge window closes. > > Or should I do it sooner? Greg, if I send in a reversion patch now, > will it get pushed to Linus within the merge window? I see no reason to delay it. The merge window is when more patches are allowed to go in, not fewer. When a commit caused a regression in a stable kernel series, the right time to get it fixed is "as soon as possible." Thanks, -- Jean Delvare