linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25-rc6: CONFIG_USB

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0806091435120.3218@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:39:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...uxfoundation.org>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: 2.6.25-rc6: CONFIG_USB_PERSIST forced on



On Mon, 9 Jun 2008, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> I believe we should just revert the "CONFIG_USB_PERSIST force on"
> patch, and solve this properly in 2.6.27.

Why?

The code would _still_ be buggy with that revert in place. You have to 
enable CONFIG_USB_PERSIST just to get even the _possibility_ of the sane 
behavior. 

If there is a problem with usblp, it just needs to be fixed. 

		Linus
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