Re: [regression] external HDD in USB3 enclosure cannot bedynamically removed (Re: Linux 3.7.5)

[Sarah Sharp]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 06:16:56PM +0100, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> On 13.02.2013 09:28, Holger Hoffstätte wrote:
> > On 12.02.2013 21:42, Sarah Sharp wrote:
> > > [..]
> > > There was a further set of patches queued for 3.9 to deal with connected
> > > devices going to the Inactive state, but they looked like they were too
> > > big for stable:
> > > 
> > > d3b9d7a USB: Fix connected device switch to Inactive state.
> > > a24a607 USB: Rip out recursive call on warm port reset.
> > > 2d4fa94 USB: Prepare for refactoring by adding extra udev checks.
> > > 0fe51aa USB: Don't use EHCI port sempahore for USB 3.0 hubs.
> > > 
> > > Can you retry with Greg's usb-next branch?
> > > 
> > > git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git -b usb-next
> > > 
> > > If that fixes your problem, we should either get those additional
> > > patches into 3.8 and the stable trees, or do a revert of the whole
> > > series and just let 3.9 carry the full patchset.
> > 
> > Good news! This one does indeed work as expected - the device can be
> > removed and is gone for good. Upstream & Stable plz :)
> 
> That kernel fixes the problem for me too.

Great!

Holger and Matthias, can you double check that cherry picking just those
four patches on top of 3.7.7 or 3.8 works as well?

Sarah Sharp
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