Re: DMA direct mapping fix for 5.4 and earlier stable branches

Greg KH
2021-02-09T10:55:18Z

On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 10:19:07AM +0000, obayashi.yoshimasa@socionext.com wrote:
> > How do you judge "mature"?
>
> My basic criteria are
> * Function is exist, but bug fix is necessary: "mature"
> * Function extension is necessary: "immature"
>
> > And again, if a feature isn't present in a specific kernel version, why would you think that it would be
> > a viable solution for you to use?
>
> So, "a feature isn't present in a specific kernel version",
> also means "immature" according to my criteria.

Great, please use the 5.10 or newer kernel release then.

thanks,

greg k-h