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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:07:08 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: map FDT as RW for early_init_dt_scan()
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On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 09:17:53PM +0300, Michael Bestas wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 19:12:54 +0200
> Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > What about 4.14.y and newer?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h  
> 
> This patch should be required on all stable kernels that got commit
> "fdt: add support for rng-seed", however I have not tested it.
> 
> A similar backport exists in android 4.19 kernel:
> https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/kernel/common/+/1238592

Great, please submit it so that we can include it.

Also for 4.14.y.  I can't take a patch for an older kernel tree without
the same commit being in a newer one, otherwise people would have
regressions when upgrading.

thanks,

greg k-h