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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:01:20 -0600
From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 01:32:43PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> ...

> > These both date back to v5.10 (Dec 2020), but Steve's report below is
> > only from Aug 2025, so I'm sort of assuming this is v7.1 material?
> 
> It's an old problem yes and impacts limited set of configurations
> (a device with big BARs attached to TB).
> 
> v7.1 is okay for me, this could cause some not immediately obvious problem 
> in some other case so it gives more time for us to hear about them 
> (hopefully).
> 
> > If we want it for v7.0, I'm going to need a CliffsNotes summary of the
> > commit log to justify it :)
> 
> Even if it's not going to be needed in this cases, what's "CliffsNotes 
> summary" ??

Slang for a short summary :)  I.e., a sentence or two to motivate a
pull request.  Big BARs attached via Thunderbolt sounds like an
important piece; e.g., maybe this helps fix Thunderbolt docks with
GPUs in them?