Atheros BT devices(ath3k) fail to work on USB3.0 buses

Nominated for Precise by mistake, please cancel

a workaround patch has been submitted to upstream linux-bluetooth

patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree

it's in mainline now, start backporting, c561a5753dd631920c4459a067d22679b3d110d6

patch has been submitted to kernel-team and stable@vger

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.19.0-7.7

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linux (3.19.0-7.7) vivid; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1426013

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * x86/irq: Fix regression caused by commit b568b8601f05
  * cxl: Fix leaking interrupts if attach process fails
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Early return from cxl_handle_fault for a shut down context
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Disable AFU debug flag
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Disable SPAP register when freeing SPA
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: remove redundant increment of hwirq
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Add tracepoints
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Update CXL ABI documentation
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Use image state defaults for reloading FPGA
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Add image control to sysfs
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Enable CAPP recovery
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Add ability to reset the card
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Fix device_node reference counting
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Export optional AFU configuration record in sysfs
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Fail AFU initialisation if an invalid configuration record is
    found
    - LP: #1415102
  * cxl: Add missing return statement after handling AFU errror
    - LP: #1415102
  * powerpc/eeh: Introduce flag EEH_PE_REMOVED
    - LP: #1415102
  * powerpc/eeh: Allow to set maximal frozen times
    - LP: #1415102
  * HID: i2c-hid: Limit reads to wMaxInputLength bytes for input events
 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:00:18 +0000

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-trusty' to 'verification-done-trusty'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-utopic' to 'verification-done-utopic'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

this patch is in all official(kernel.org) stable trees now, so just wave the verifications.

Works for me on Utopic 16-42

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.13.0-48.80

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linux (3.13.0-48.80) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1431263
  * Merged back all changes that were in Ubuntu-3.13.0-47.78

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * xfs: remote attribute overwrite causes transaction overrun
    - LP: #1429821
    - CVE-2015-0274

linux (3.13.0-47.78) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Seth Forshee ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1427733

  [ Rodrigo Vivi ]

  * SAUCE: drm/i915: Fix and clean BDW PCH identification
    - LP: #1423292
  * SAUCE: drm/i915: BDW Fix Halo PCI IDs marked as ULT.
    - LP: #1423292

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * ext4: prevent bugon on race between write/fcntl
  * Bluetooth: ath3k: workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI
    controller
    - LP: #1400215
  * openvswitch: Silence RCU lockdep checks from flow lookup.
    - LP: #1408972
  * openvswitch: Use exact lookup for flow_get and flow_del.
    - LP: #1408972
  * splice: Apply generic position and size checks to each write
    - LP: #1416498
    - CVE-2014-7822
  * ALSA: hda - enable mute led quirk for one more hp machine.
    - LP: #1410704
  * crypto: prefix module autoloading with "crypto-"
    - LP: #1427438
  * crypto: add missing crypto module aliases
    - LP: #1427438
  * crypto: include crypto- module prefix in template
    - LP: #1427438
  * crypto: crc32c - add missing crypto module alias
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/i915: Invalidate media caches on gen7
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/i915: Force the CS stall for invalidate flushes
    - LP: #1427438
  * audit: restore AUDIT_LOGINUID unset ABI
    - LP: #1427438
  * parisc: fix out-of-register compiler error in ldcw inline assembler
    function
    - LP: #1427438
  * kvm: x86: drop severity of "generation wraparound" message
    - LP: #1427438
  * udf: Verify i_size when loading inode
    - LP: #1427438
  * udf: Verify symlink size before loading it
    - LP: #1427438
  * udf: Check path length when reading symlink
    - LP: #1427438
  * udf: Check component length before reading it
    - LP: #1427438
  * crypto: af_alg - fix backlog handling
    - LP: #1427438
  * ASoC: dwc: Ensure FIFOs are flushed to prevent channel swap
    - LP: #1427438
  * video/logo: prevent use of logos after they have been freed
    - LP: #1427438
  * video/fbdev: fix defio's fsync
    - LP: #1427438
  * Add USB_EHCI_EXYNOS to multi_v7_defconfig
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/i915: Swap primary planes on gen2 for FBC
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/i915: Don't swap planes on 830M
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/i915: Don't call intel_prepare_page_flip() multiple times on gen2-4
    - LP: #1427438
  * x86, vdso: Use asm volatile in __getcpu
    - LP: #1427438
  * drivers: net: cpsw: enable interrupts after napi enable and clearing
    previous interrupts
    - LP: #1427438
  * net: ethernet: cpsw: fix hangs with interrupts
    - LP: #1427438
  * ALSA: hda - Fix wrong gpio_dir & gpio_mask hint setups for IDT/STAC
    codecs
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/radeon: KV has three PPLLs (v2)
    - LP: #1427438
  * drm/radeon: properly filter DP1.2 4k modes on non-DP1.2 hw
    - LP: #1427438
  * virtio_pci: d...

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.16.0-33.44

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linux (3.16.0-33.44) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1431304
  * Merged back all changes that were in Ubuntu-3.16.0-32.42

linux (3.16.0-32.42) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Seth Forshee ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1427808

  [ Chris J Arges ]

  * [Config] ppc64el CONFIG_I2C_OPAL=m
    - LP: #1419151

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * i2c: Driver to expose PowerNV platform i2c busses
    - LP: #1419151
  * Bluetooth: ath3k: workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI
    controller
    - LP: #1400215
  * ALSA: hda - enable mute led quirk for one more hp machine.
    - LP: #1410704
  * ipvs: uninitialized data with IP_VS_IPV6
    - LP: #1427767
  * netfilter: nfnetlink: validate nfnetlink header from batch
    - LP: #1427767
  * clocksource: exynos_mct: Fix bitmask regression for exynos4_mct_write
    - LP: #1427767
  * time: settimeofday: Validate the values of tv from user
    - LP: #1427767
  * Input: i8042 - reset keyboard to fix Elantech touchpad detection
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: fix VM flush on cayman/aruba (v3)
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: fix VM flush on SI (v3)
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: fix VM flush on CIK (v3)
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: add a dpm quirk list
    - LP: #1427767
  * Input: elantech - support new ICs types for version 4
    - LP: #1427767
  * Input: I8042 - add Acer Aspire 7738 to the nomux list
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/i915: Ban Haswell from using RCS flips
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/i915: Fix mutex->owner inspection race under DEBUG_MUTEXES
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: add si dpm quirk list
    - LP: #1427767
  * pinctrl: Fix two deadlocks
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpio: fix memory and reference leaks in gpiochip_add error path
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpio: fix memory leak and sleep-while-atomic
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpio: fix sleep-while-atomic in gpiochip_remove
    - LP: #1427767
  * can: dev: fix crtlmode_supported check
    - LP: #1427767
  * can: kvaser_usb: Don't free packets when tight on URBs
    - LP: #1427767
  * can: kvaser_usb: Reset all URB tx contexts upon channel close
    - LP: #1427767
  * can: kvaser_usb: Don't send a RESET_CHIP for non-existing channels
    - LP: #1427767
  * drm/radeon: use rv515_ring_start on r5xx
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpio: sysfs: fix gpio-chip device-attribute leak
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpio: sysfs: fix gpio device-attribute leak
    - LP: #1427767
  * gpiolib: of: Correct error handling in of_get_named_gpiod_flags
    - LP: #1427767
  * PCI: Add flag for devices where we can't use bus reset
    - LP: #1427767
  * PCI: Mark Atheros AR93xx to avoid bus reset
    - LP: #1427767
  * PCI: Pass bridge device, not bus, when updating bridge windows
    - LP: #1427767
  * PCI: Add pci_bus_clip_resource() to clip to fit upstream window
    - LP: #1427767
  * PCI: Add pci_claim_bridge_resource() to clip window if necessary
    - LP: #1427767
  * x86/PCI: Clip bridge windows to fit in upstream windows
    - LP: #1427767
  * workqueue: fix subtle pool management issue which can stall whole
    worker_pool
    - LP: #1427767
...

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-precise' to 'verification-done-precise'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

this patch is in all official(kernel.org) stable trees now, so just waive the verifications.

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-80.116

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linux (3.2.0-80.116) precise; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1435392

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * [Packaging] generate live watchdog blacklists
    - LP: #1432837

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Drivers: hv: vmbus: incorrect device name is printed when child device
    is unregistered
    - LP: #1417313
  * x86, mm/ASLR: Fix stack randomization on 64-bit systems
    - LP: #1423757
    - CVE-2015-1593
  * net: llc: use correct size for sysctl timeout entries
    - LP: #1425271
    - CVE-2015-2041
  * net: rds: use correct size for max unacked packets and bytes
    - LP: #1425274
    - CVE-2015-2042
  * PCI: quirks: Fix backport of quirk_io()
    - LP: #1434639
  * MIPS: IRQ: Fix disable_irq on CPU IRQs
    - LP: #1434639
  * ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: fix start event for I2S mode
    - LP: #1434639
  * ALSA: ak411x: Fix stall in work callback
    - LP: #1434639
  * lib/checksum.c: fix carry in csum_tcpudp_nofold
    - LP: #1434639
  * lib/checksum.c: fix build for generic csum_tcpudp_nofold
    - LP: #1434639
  * caif: remove wrong dev_net_set() call
    - LP: #1434639
  * MIPS: Fix kernel lockup or crash after CPU offline/online
    - LP: #1434639
  * gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_export_link
    - LP: #1434639
  * gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_sysfs_set_active_low
    - LP: #1434639
  * net: sctp: fix passing wrong parameter header to param_type2af in
    sctp_process_param
    - LP: #1434639
  * mm: pagewalk: call pte_hole() for VM_PFNMAP during walk_page_range
    - LP: #1434639
  * nilfs2: fix deadlock of segment constructor over I_SYNC flag
    - LP: #1434639
  * staging: comedi: cb_pcidas64: fix incorrect AI range code handling
    - LP: #1434639
  * media/rc: Send sync space information on the lirc device
    - LP: #1434639
  * sched/rt: Reduce rq lock contention by eliminating locking of
    non-feasible target
    - LP: #1434639
  * time: adjtimex: Validate the ADJ_FREQUENCY values
    - LP: #1434639
  * ntp: Fixup adjtimex freq validation on 32-bit systems
    - LP: #1434639
  * ipv6: fib: fix fib dump restart
    - LP: #1434639
  * ipv6: fib: fix fib dump restart
    - LP: #1434639
  * Bluetooth: ath3k: workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI
    controller
    - LP: #1400215, #1434639
  * Linux 3.2.68
    - LP: #1434639
  * KVM: nVMX: Fix content of MSR_IA32_VMX_ENTRY/EXIT_CTLS
    - LP: #1431473
 -- Brad Figg <email address hidden> Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:41:45 -0700