linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: storage: realtek_cr: Use correct byte order for bcs->Residue

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Message-ID: <2025081358-posted-ritzy-bd3f@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:39:39 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>, wwang <wei_wang@...lsil.com.cn>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, usb-storage@...ts.one-eyed-alien.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] usb: storage: realtek_cr: Use correct byte order for
 bcs->Residue

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 12:12:51PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Since 'bcs->Residue' has the data type '__le32', we must convert it to
> the correct byte order of the CPU using this driver when assigning it to
> the local variable 'residue'.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org

When you have a bugfix, don't put it last in the patch series, as that
doesn't make much sense if you want to backport it anywhere, like you
are asking to do here.

Please just send this as a separate patch, and do the cleanups in a
different series.

thanks,

greg k-h