[Bug 1856896] Re: Only check the vendor ID if the device has one set

[Robert Ancell]

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  fwupd will fail to install firmware where the firmware has a vendor-id but the device does not have one set. The vendor-id is currently optional but in about 6 months time it will be required. In this case devices that can't store vendor-ids will not be able to install firmware. There is an upstream fix to skip this check if the device doesn't have vendor IDs.
  
  https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/commit/d5f965da2f8847e494e5c2a25a123bb8c31c7850
  
  [Test Case]
+ There's not a specific test case for this, as no firmware currently meets this requirement. Thus the only test is that you can still successfully install firmware. Future firmware will trigger this case.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  Change is simple and unlikely to introduce a significant bug. This will cause a behaviour change, but it is done by the upstream maintainer and intentional.

** Changed in: fwupd (Ubuntu Disco)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Changed in: fwupd (Ubuntu Disco)
     Assignee: Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) => (unassigned)

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Title:
  Only check the vendor ID if the device has one set

Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupd source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in fwupd source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in fwupd source package in Disco:
  Won't Fix
Status in fwupd source package in Eoan:
  New
Status in fwupd source package in Focal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  fwupd will fail to install firmware where the firmware has a vendor-id but the device does not have one set. The vendor-id is currently optional but in about 6 months time it will be required. In this case devices that can't store vendor-ids will not be able to install firmware. There is an upstream fix to skip this check if the device doesn't have vendor IDs.

  https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/commit/d5f965da2f8847e494e5c2a25a123bb8c31c7850

  [Test Case]
  There's not a specific test case for this, as no firmware currently meets this requirement. Thus the only test is that you can still successfully install firmware. Future firmware will trigger this case.

  [Regression Potential]
  Change is simple and unlikely to introduce a significant bug. This will cause a behaviour change, but it is done by the upstream maintainer and intentional.

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