linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.12 056/212] ahci: add support for IBM Akebono platform device

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Message-ID: <CAOS58YMZaC87HMMr9huOZT2BHhg5JNNC+NedrdNmwhO=V_TgWQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:53:06 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alistair Popple <alistair@...ple.id.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.12 056/212] ahci: add support for IBM Akebono platform device

Hello,

On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org> wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Alistair Popple <alistair@...ple.id.au>
>> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>
> This one is a little funny.  There's really nothing wrong with the
> patch itself, nor adding it to 3.12.y, but it seems pretty pointless.
> The support for the Akebono board hasn't even landed in 3.13-rcX yet,
> and I really doubt it's going to show up in 3.12.y.  Seems kind of
> superfluous.

I generally automatically cc stable for patches which simply add
device IDs because they're low risk and distros / whoever is
maintaining older kernel wants to see them. Didn't know it wouldn't
work at all in earlier kernels. Please feel free to drop.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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