> > I have tested these patches with 2.6.20-mh1 + v4l-dvb-b5be3479f070 patchset. > > I also tried 2.6.21-rc6 + v4l-dvb-b5be3479f070 patchset and this > > combination > > also works without OOPS. > > > Yes, that shows that the changesets prevent the oops, but it says > nothing about vanilla 2.6.20.y > > Winfast dongles are both dvb-usb based (DiBcom 3000M-C and DiBcom > > DiB7000P), > > but pluto2 is cardbus (pci) based. > > > just as I figured. The pluto2 test results are great to hear, though -- > thank you. > > I think we can include these patches into 2.6.21 and if we receive any > > problem, we still have 2.6.21.Z for fixing, don't we? > > The stable kernel series is not there for that purpose. It is not there > to encourage a rush of patches into a final kernel release, only to > cause potential problems, with the 2.6.x.y series as a fallback for > fixes. We should avoid the need for such last-minute fixes wherever > possible. For sure we should do the best to avoid regressions. But, IMO, a driver for a hotpluggable device (USB) that can't support device hot plug is a serious issue.
If nobody have an issue pointing regressions on this, we should really apply the fix for 2.6.21. -- Cheers, Mauro - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
