[PATCH v2] net: usb: cdc_mbim: add MeiG Smart SRM821 to ZLP whitelist

From: Ming Wang

Date: Sun Sep 20 2026 - 03:45:22 EST


The MeiG Smart SRM821 5G module (0x2dee:0x4d53) crashes and drops off
the USB bus when it receives a Zero Length Packet (ZLP) after sending
or receiving an NTB of exactly 16384 bytes (tx_max).

According to the MBIM specification, devices do not require a ZLP
if the NTB size is exactly dwNtbOutMaxSize. However, the cdc_mbim
driver defaults to sending ZLPs for devices not explicitly whitelisted
to accommodate non-conformant hardware. This default behavior breaks
the strictly conformant MeiG SRM821 module.

Add this device to the ZLP conformance whitelist (cdc_mbim_info) so
the driver will pad the NTB to avoid sending ZLPs, preventing the
device firmware from crashing.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ming Wang <wangming01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: moved MeiG entry below Ericsson for better grouping; added Cc stable
drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
index 877fb0ed7d3d..a7010a0664c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_mbim.c
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ static const struct usb_device_id mbim_devs[] = {
.driver_info = (unsigned long)&cdc_mbim_info,
},

+ /* MeiG Smart SRM821 ZLP conformance */
+ { USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(0x2dee, 0x4d53, USB_CLASS_COMM, USB_CDC_SUBCLASS_MBIM, USB_CDC_PROTO_NONE),
+ .driver_info = (unsigned long)&cdc_mbim_info,
+ },
+
/* Some Huawei devices, ME906s-158 (12d1:15c1) and E3372
* (12d1:157d), are known to fail unless the NDP is placed
* after the IP packets. Applying the quirk to all Huawei
--
2.43.7