linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: mediatek: Add mediatek related projects into blacklist

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:38:34 +0800
From:   Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     <stable@...r.kernel.org>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>, <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        <linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew-sh Cheng <andrew-sh.cheng@...iatek.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: mediatek: Add mediatek related projects into
 blacklist

On Tue, 2018-01-23 at 09:46 +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 04:31:11PM +0800, sean.wang@...iatek.com wrote:
> > From: Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>
> > 
> > commit 6066998cbd2b1012a8d5bc9a2957cfd0ad53150e upstream.
> > 
> > commit edeec420de24 ("cpufreq: dt-platdev: Automatically create cpufreq
> > device with OPP v2") not added MediaTek SoCs to the blacklist that would
> > lead to cause an occasional hang or unexpected behaviors on related boards
> > as kernelci reported and complained on [1] specifically for 4.14 and 4.15
> > tree.
> > 
> > For those reasons, add MediaTek SoCs into cpufreq-dt blacklist and wish
> > the patch be applied to 4.14 and 4.15 tree to allow kernelci able to
> > complete following automated kernel testing.
> > 
> > [1] https://kernelci.org/boot/mt7623n-bananapi-bpi-r2/
> > 
> > Fixes: edeec420de24 (cpufreq: dt-cpufreq: platdev Automatically create device with OPP v2)
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew-sh Cheng <andrew-sh.cheng@...iatek.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>
> > Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c | 8 ++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> What stable kernel tree(s) are you wanting this backported to?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Hi, Greg,

thanks for your help!

stable and stable-rc are those trees I want this backported to 

Hi, Viresh

currently, can the patch be permitted to go through tree linux-pm branch
master to be part of mainline? 

	Sean