linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI / EC: Clear stale EC events on Samsung systems

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Message-ID: <3916368.BifXucqhsP@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:32:23 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Kieran Clancy <clancy.kieran@...il.com>
Cc:	Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@...onical.com>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Li Guang <lig.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
	Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@...el.com>,
	Juan Manuel Cabo <juanmanuel.cabo@...il.com>,
	Dennis Jansen <dennis.jansen@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ACPI / EC: Clear stale EC events on Samsung systems

On Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:54:28 AM Kieran Clancy wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net> wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:04:14 AM Kieran Clancy wrote:
> >>
> >> Rafael, is it a separate process to get this in the stable tree or
> >> will it naturally happen after being merged into the mainline?
> >
> > I need to add a proper "CC stable" tag to your patch for this to happen.
> >
> > Which -stable kernels should it go to?
> 
> 3.2 and 3.10 seem like natural choices (3.4?), but I don't know the
> norm for this kind of fix. Would there be any reason not to include it
> in some particular stable kernels?

In some cases patches are not needed in older -stable, because the
changes are not relevant there etc.

OK, I'll mark if for all applicable -stable series.

Thanks!

-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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