Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: usb: rtl8150: handle link status read failures

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 05:31:38 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:12:16 +0200 you wrote:
> set_carrier() ignores the result of the USB control transfer and tests
> the stack variable supplied as its receive buffer. If the device rejects
> or aborts the request, that variable remains uninitialized and the driver
> chooses an arbitrary carrier state.
>
> Leave the existing carrier state unchanged when the link status cannot be
> read. A transient USB error should not be treated as link loss.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v4] net: usb: rtl8150: handle link status read failures
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/8c9c5b9a6896

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