linux-kernel - Re: Problem with commit "USB: EHCI: remove ASS/PSS polling timeout"

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Message-ID: <20130226182336.GA28796@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:23:36 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with commit "USB: EHCI: remove ASS/PSS polling timeout"

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 01:21:30PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2013, Jean Delvare wrote:
> 
> > Hi Alan, Greg,
> > 
> > Since kernel 3.7.7, my Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T TV card stopped
> > working reliably. Half of the boots it will work, the other half it
> > won't, with different error messages. For example
> 
> Yes, I know.  Other people have already reported the same problem -- 
> but only for EHCI controllers made by VIA.  Do you also have a VIA EHCI 
> controller?
> 
> > So please revert this commit upstream as well as in 3.8 and 3.7 stable
> > kernel series.
> 
> I intend to as soon as the current merge window closes.
> 
> Or should I do it sooner?  Greg, if I send in a reversion patch now, 
> will it get pushed to Linus within the merge window?

Yes, I can and will get it in as soon as possible, as people are having
problems with this, and I want to get it fixed in the 3.8.y releases as
well.

thanks,

greg k-h
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