From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out4-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.28]:53749 "EHLO out4-smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750793AbdKJLpB (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:45:01 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:45:10 +0100 From: Greg KH To: Porto Rio Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Please integrate commit 2b02c20 (cdc_ncm) into 4.4 Message-ID: <20171110114510.GC11679@kroah.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Nov 09, 2017 at 06:08:41PM +0100, Porto Rio wrote: > Hello, > > please integrate/backport the following commit into stable kernel release 4.4: > > Commit-ID: 2b02c20ce0c28974b44e69a2e2f5ddc6a470ad6f (see https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b02c20ce0c28974b44e69a2e2f5ddc6a470ad6f) > Subject: "cdc_ncm: Set NTB format again after altsetting switch for Huawei devices" > > (The patch has been submitted and merged into the mainline.) > > We regard this commit as a fix/workaround for a change in firmware behavior observed in some recent huawei devices (e.g.: Huawei MS2131 LTE stick). > As these devices are unusable with the 4.4.x LTS kernel we suggest to include this workarround as there will be more and more LTE sticks to expect until EOS in 2022... > See also the mail below of the originator of the commit. > > (It may also make sense to integrate it into the other stable kernel release) Now queued up, thanks. greg k-h