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

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Message-Id: <FD8853F3-7ED4-48D7-BADE-F69B4B6D3A43@linux.dev>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:57:27 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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 13. Aug 2025, at 16:39, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 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.

Ok, you can find it here:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250813145247.184717-3-thorsten.blum@linux.dev/

Thanks,
Thorsten