Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] dt-bindings: media: qcom,venus: Add context bank subnodes to common schema

[Bryan O'Donoghue <bod@kernel.org>]

On 06/08/2026 11:32, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> Yes -master.
>>
>> My issue is how long this will take. Several kernel cycles and the
>> debate is ongoing.
>>
>> Daneil's fix has not been applied which means the replicable system bug
>> is out there in the wild, not addressed.
>>
>> Daniel's fix could have been applied and rolled out to all users in
>> mainline and consequently stable.
>>
>> Instead another architectural level fix is still under discussion, which
>> is of no value to end users whose systems can reset in the meantime.
>>
>> Its just not responsible behaviour. So I feel both of these drivers need
>> to be marked as BROKEN unless/until a fix lands.
>>
>> I'm hoping the vidc team will come up with something else.
> I did not object taking a known fix for the problem for the mainline
> kernel, regardless if the fix is optimal or not. I only objected the
> reason of taking patches because of something in stable kernels or
> making backports easier or whatever other semi-expressed reason, which
> is not the mainline-kernel reason.
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof

I'm all in favour of rolling out Daniel's fix.

I don't want to propose BROKEN but at the same time the timeline on this 
demands action:

- Sub-nodes proposed around December ?
   Which means the system resetting bug was known
   and understood but not promoted as a bug requiring
   resolution as it should have been.

   Fine people make mistakes, that's life, lessons learned.

- Daniel's fix posted.
   Not endorsed or rolled out. Its not "perfect" but
   it is certainly "good enough".

- Now more debate on sub-nodes
   I'm all in favour of that but NOT at the expense
   of replicable bugs from real users.

TBH, when I start to lay out the timeline on this, I get annoyed. It 
seems to me qcom has understood this bug for nearly six months more ? 
and mainline is still waiting on a resolution.

So I'll leave it up to the vidc people to decide. But some kind of 
deadline needs to be put on this.

Close of business GMT Friday - either something mergable lands for 
sub-nodes or we replicate Daniel's fix to all platforms. Failing both, I 
will have no choice but to set both drivers to BROKEN.

Stability has to come first.

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bod