netdev - Re: pull request: bluetooth 2015-10-16

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Date:	Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:23:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	johan.hedberg@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pull request: bluetooth 2015-10-16

From: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:29:00 +0300

> First of all, sorry for the late set of patches for the 4.3 cycle. We
> just finished an intensive week of testing at the Bluetooth UnPlugFest
> and discovered (and fixed) issues there. Unfortunately a few issues
> affect 4.3-rc5 in a way that they break existing Bluetooth LE mouse and
> keyboard support.
> 
> The regressions result from supporting LE privacy in conjunction with
> scanning for Resolvable Private Addresses before connecting. A feature
> that has been tested heavily (including automated unit tests), but sadly
> some regressions slipped in. The UnPlugFest with its multitude of test
> platforms is a good battle testing ground for uncovering every corner
> case.
> 
> The patches in this pull request focus only on fixing the regressions in
> 4.3-rc5. The patches look a bit larger since we also added comments in
> the critical sections of the fixes to improve clarity.
> 
> I would appreciate if we can get these regression fixes to Linus
> quickly. Please let me know if there are any issues pulling. Thanks.

Ok, pulled, thanks Johan.
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