linux-kernel - Re: [linux-usb-devel] [4/4] 2.6.23-rc3: known regressions

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Message-Id: <200708202334.38261.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:34:37 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Stuart_Hayes@...l.com" <Stuart_Hayes@...l.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Exner <dex@...gonslave.de>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [4/4] 2.6.23-rc3: known regressions

On Monday 20 August 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > 
> > Ok. But in the meantime, I really think we should just revert the code 
> > that causes a known regression.
> 
> Side note: one reason I'm interested in this is that my mac mini (now used 
> by the kids) has had a very flaky USB mouse lately. Is it related? I have 
> no idea, and probably not, but as a result I'm very interested in any USB 
> regressions. There's *something* rotten with that mouse, and while it 
> could be the mouse itself going bad, I think it started happening only 
> after updating that machine to 2.6.23-rc1.

Try disabling USB_SUSPEND ... the rather aggressive powersave
mechanism (autosuspend defaulting to always ON) has made lots
of trouble.  I think that default will change...

- Dave
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