linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH] ad525x_dpot: [BUG] eeprom command send instead of dec/inc all commands

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Date:	Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:42:08 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...il.com>
Cc:	Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
	device-driver-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org, stable@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] ad525x_dpot: [BUG] eeprom command send instead
 of dec/inc all commands

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 02:08:21PM +0100, Richard Genoud wrote:
> When a DEC_ALL or INC_ALL command is issued, an eeprom command is send.
> This is because DPOT_DEC_ALL (DPOT_ADDR_CMD | 0x30) and DPOT_INC_ALL
> (DPOT_ADDR_CMD | 0x58) defines overlap with DPOT_ADDR_EEPROM (0x20).
> 
> So, DPOT_ADDR_CMD bit should be tested before DPOT_ADDR_EEPROM bit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Genoud <richard.genoud@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot.c |    4 ++--

This is not how you submit a patch for submission to the stable kernel
tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt for how to do
this properly.

thanks,

greg k-h
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