linux-kernel - Re: [REVERT][v3.16-rc7][STABLE] usb: xhci: Prefer endpoint context dequeue pointer over stopped

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:42:27 -0700
From:	Julius Werner <jwerner@...omium.org>
To:	Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@...onical.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julius Werner <jwerner@...omium.org>,
	"mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com" <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [REVERT][v3.16-rc7][STABLE] usb: xhci: Prefer endpoint context
 dequeue pointer over stopped_trb

Hi Joseph,

> Julius, I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch
> author.  Do you think gathering any additional data will help diagnose
> this issue, or would it be best to continue with this revert request?

As I understand it, this crash will disappear with Mathias' new rework
for finding the cycle state bit in
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg111259.html , so a revert
should not be necessary.
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