linux-kernel - Re: MFD/OF: simple-mfd not being matched in 4.1.x

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Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:23:37 +0000
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Henrik Juul Pedersen <hjp@...b.dk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MFD/OF: simple-mfd not being matched in 4.1.x

On Thu, 29 Oct 2015, Henrik Juul Pedersen wrote:
> A patch for adding 'simple-mfd' match to drivers/of/platform.c was
> added to the kernel tree, but  is not in the 4.1.x long term branch.
> However drivers in the branch (such as at91rm9200 watchdog) requires
> this.

For more information on the correct process to get this patch applied
to -stable, please see:

  Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt

> linux-stable commit id 22869a9eca4ea5b534538d160b68c7aef44e378a
> 
> Could the patch be applied to the 4.1.x tree?
> 
> Link to the patch in question on kernel gitweb:
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/patch/drivers/of/platform.c?id=22869a9eca4ea5b534538d160b68c7aef44e378a
> 
> I've cherry-picked it locally on a 4.1.6 arm kernel, and it seems to works fine.
> 
> Best regards
> Henrik Juul Pedersen
> LIAB ApS

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