Re: [PATCH 0/5] Add BBML3 cpu feature

[Linu Cherian <linu.cherian@arm.com>]

Hi Suzuki,

On Fri, Jul 03, 2026 at 08:47:01AM +0530, Linu Cherian wrote:
> Hi Suzuki,
> 
> On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 11:11:35AM +0100, Suzuki K Poulose wrote:
> > On 01/07/2026 10:41, Linu Cherian wrote:
> > > Patches 1 and 2 introduces BBML3 cpu feature
> > > Patches 3, 4 and 5 adds more cpus to the BBML3 support list,
> > > 	which dont advertise themselves through the standard
> > > 	MMFR2_ID registers.
> > > 
> > > Linu Cherian (5):
> > >    arm64: cpufeature: Add BBML3
> > >    arm64: cpufeature: Detect BBML3 based on MMFR2 ID
> > 
> > 
> > >    arm64: cputype: Add Cortex-A520AE definitions
> > >    arm64: cputype: Add C1-Nano definitions
> > >    arm64: cpufeature: Extend bbml3 support list
> > 
> > If you could move the last 3 patches to the top, would be easier
> > for people to back port the "enable" BBLM3 for those CPUs, without
> > the renaming conflicts.
> > 
> 
> IMHO, if we change the order, "arm64: cpufeature: Extend bbml3 support list"
> title need to be tweaked and might not go well with this BBML3 support series.
> Also, backporting issue wouldnt be a problem if the whole series is
> backported and not just 3 patches in isolation ?
> 

After looking further on this, i definitely agree that moving those patches up has an
advantage, w.r.t avoiding dependency on other patches.

Thanks,
Linu Cherian.