2.6.28-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know. ------------------ From: Alan Stern upstream commit: 1662e3a7f076e51e3073faf9ce77157b529c475b Apparently the Configuration and Interface strings aren't used as often as the Vendor, Product, and Serial strings. In at least one device (a Saitek Cyborg Gold 3D joystick), attempts to read the Configuration string cause the device to stop responding to Control requests. This patch (as1226) adds a quirks flag, telling the kernel not to read a device's Configuration or Interface strings, together with a new quirk for the offending joystick. Reported-by: Melchior FRANZ Tested-by: Melchior FRANZ Signed-off-by: Alan Stern Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Chris Wright --- drivers/usb/core/message.c | 3 ++- drivers/usb/core/quirks.c | 4 ++++ drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c | 4 +++- include/linux/usb/quirks.h | 3 +++ 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- a/drivers/usb/core/message.c +++ b/drivers/usb/core/message.c @@ -1637,7 +1637,8 @@ free_interfaces: } kfree(new_interfaces); - if (cp->string == NULL) + if (cp->string == NULL && + !(dev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_CONFIG_INTF_STRINGS)) cp->string = usb_cache_string(dev, cp->desc.iConfiguration); /* Now that all the interfaces are set up, register them --- a/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c +++ b/drivers/usb/core/quirks.c @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ static const struct usb_device_id usb_qu { USB_DEVICE(0x0638, 0x0a13), .driver_info = USB_QUIRK_STRING_FETCH_255 }, + /* Saitek Cyborg Gold Joystick */ + { USB_DEVICE(0x06a3, 0x0006), .driver_info = + USB_QUIRK_CONFIG_INTF_STRINGS }, + /* M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers */ { USB_DEVICE(0x08ec, 0x1000), .driver_info = USB_QUIRK_RESET_RESUME }, --- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c +++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include "usb.h" /* Active configuration fields */ @@ -847,7 +848,8 @@ int usb_create_sysfs_intf_files(struct u * and missing in others. Hence its attribute cannot be created * before the uevent is broadcast. */ - if (alt->string == NULL) + if (alt->string == NULL && + !(udev->quirks & USB_QUIRK_CONFIG_INTF_STRINGS)) alt->string = usb_cache_string(udev, alt->desc.iInterface); if (alt->string) retval = device_create_file(&intf->dev, &dev_attr_interface); --- a/include/linux/usb/quirks.h +++ b/include/linux/usb/quirks.h @@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ /* device can't handle Set-Interface requests */ #define USB_QUIRK_NO_SET_INTF 0x00000004 +/* device can't handle its Configuration or Interface strings */ +#define USB_QUIRK_CONFIG_INTF_STRINGS 0x00000008 + #endif /* __LINUX_USB_QUIRKS_H */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/