From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 473243164DB for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:34:27 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1767850468; cv=none; b=hmCFLvaeidvyWlfHZhDLK1dtJ48j52PT9eItxGlqHj/M/Rk1N2vEVuJqw+naDxFf5OCM6h3mQ90SImgILwhRYbbg8Ur9m8EyQefNtuiLPpjtBDv018JwvigUqic8zuNzdMvZjxXHEjG1ukxyMtfYRng9+wdiKPwpBGl33XsUz04= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1767850468; c=relaxed/simple; bh=kJMnD8b1eioFFVPw8EavZJAUnw2nLUeChULMjLXMsNs=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=EYWtfBmaNRAtyXw/jx8q7qN3B3fuN9tHiIc6vhXpLcYuxnuej699eIuKP8CkxYeAQfFQNRI54kfPYsKmgFsTJaCDq2qW5EfJguVJYWWHnfrUzxpO3TewBEPqstLQhvEjHjCqlK2ETP5x/YNE6svD2br01NWxTxS6n8ckUq6OVIY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=rXCkeP5H; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="rXCkeP5H" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 234DDC16AAE; Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:34:26 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1767850467; bh=kJMnD8b1eioFFVPw8EavZJAUnw2nLUeChULMjLXMsNs=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=rXCkeP5HFP2Di89zPtGHQ5DH1CrdfX26Q+iL+2bHlfKtNqqiWMsYtudlxyagFm3LA XuN0r1x3KvtpiZoQBzd4uD1IVB+Ascdz4jTW+pgD6Bjxc0HRWYGRGWbM7J9kOGE2ij gyttYxKyJLfoYPydA5/N2/1Dw+h0Qd08GnqDdOXg= Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 06:34:24 +0100 From: Greg KH To: JP Dehollain Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Request to add mainline merged patch to stable kernels Message-ID: <2026010813-crewmate-crewless-1946@gregkh> References: <2025122303-widget-treachery-89d6@gregkh> <2026010604-craftsman-uniformed-029c@gregkh> <2026010748-seventeen-daylight-2568@gregkh> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: stable@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 11:57:58AM +1100, JP Dehollain wrote: > Thanks, I can do that, just note that these patches had already been > previously submitted and merged into mainline: > > 1/2 - [PATCH] misc: rtsx: Add support for RTS5264 Version B and > optimize init flow - Ricky Wu > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250620071325.1887017-1-ricky_wu@realtek.com/ > > 2/2 - [PATCH] misc: rtsx_pci: Add separate CD/WP pin polarity reversal > support - Ricky Wu > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250812063521.2427696-1-ricky_wu@realtek.com/ > > The request is to also get them merged into all previous stable > versions. What exactly is "all"? And what are the git ids for these commits? > Apologies if I'm missing some trivial context, I'm just > learning about the kernel development process and I'm not across this > process of porting patches across kernel versions. The process is documented here: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html for basic stable stuff, but when you want a series backported that doesn't apply cleanly, you need to provide a tested series yourself. thanks, greg k-h