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From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
To: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@infinera.com>
Cc: "linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>,
	"stable@vger.kernel.org" <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Use status register where possible
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:52:51 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201030195251.687809f7@xps13> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aefef0187e5ebbe315e57e834ff1ba756ba88817.camel@infinera.com>

Hi Joakim,

Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@infinera.com> wrote on Fri, 30 Oct
2020 18:39:35 +0000:

> On Fri, 2020-10-30 at 18:47 +0100, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Joakim,  
> 
> Hi Miquel
> 
> > 
> > Please Cc the MTD maintainers, not only the list (get_maintainers.pl).  
> 
> I figure all maintainers are on the list ?

I personally don't look at the list very often. I expect patches to be
directed to me (in the current case, Vignesh) when I am concerned.

> 
> > 
> > Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@infinera.com> wrote on Thu, 22 Oct
> > 2020 17:45:06 +0200:
> >   
> > > Commit "mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Add support for polling status register"
> > > added support for polling the status rather than using DQ polling.
> > > However, status register is used only when DQ polling is missing.
> > > Lets use status register when available as it is superior to DQ polling.
> > >   
> > 
> > I will let vignesh comment about the content (looks fine by me) but you will
> > need a Fixes tag here.  
> 
> This is not a Fixes situation, no bug just a hw enabling thing.
> Also, I would like to see the Status patches be backported to 4.19 as well.

Backporting features is IMHO not relevant. I guess stable kernel only
take fixes...

Thanks,
Miquèl

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-10-30 18:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-10-22 15:45 [PATCH] mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Use status register where possible Joakim Tjernlund
2020-10-30 17:47 ` Miquel Raynal
2020-10-30 18:39   ` Joakim Tjernlund
2020-10-30 18:52     ` Miquel Raynal [this message]
2020-10-31 11:26       ` Joakim Tjernlund
2020-11-04  5:42         ` Vignesh Raghavendra
2020-11-04  9:53           ` Joakim Tjernlund
2020-11-05 16:04             ` Vignesh Raghavendra
2020-11-05 16:44               ` Joakim Tjernlund
2020-11-05 15:57 ` Vignesh Raghavendra

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