netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 net-next-2.6] rndis_host: Poll status before control channel where necessary

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Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:49:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ben@...adent.org.uk
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, vzeeaxwl@...airpoint.net,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net-next-2.6] rndis_host: Poll status before control
 channel where necessary

From: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:55:23 +0100

> Some RNDIS devices don't respond on the control channel until polled
> on the status channel.  In particular, this was reported to be the
> case for the 2Wire HomePortal 1000SW and for some Windows Mobile
> devices.
> 
> This is roughly based on a patch by John Carr <john.carr@...outed.co.uk>
> which is currently applied by Mandriva.
> 
> Reported-by: Mark Glassberg <vzeeaxwl@...airpoint.net>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> ---
> The first version made this behaviour unconditional and had to be
> reverted.  This version adds a quirk flag instead.

Applied, thanks Ben.

The feedback about whether to use the point-to-point flag or not should
be addressed, but seperately.
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