1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
index d2b20ad383a3..a221ad68b330 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ static int get_key_haup(struct IR_i2c *ir, u32 *ir_key, u32 *ir_raw)
 
 static int get_key_haup_xvr(struct IR_i2c *ir, u32 *ir_key, u32 *ir_raw)
 {
+        int ret;
+        unsigned char buf[1] = { 0 };
+
+        /*
+         * This is the same apparent "are you ready?" poll command observed
+         * watching Windows driver traffic and implemented in lirc_zilog. With
+         * this added, we get far saner remote behavior with z8 chips on usb
+         * connected devices, even with the default polling interval of 100ms.
+         */
+        ret = i2c_master_send(ir->c, buf, 1);
+        if (ret != 1)
+                return (ret < 0) ? ret : -EINVAL;
+
         return get_key_haup_common (ir, ir_key, ir_raw, 6, 3);
 }