linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/58] mtd: nand: denali: add missing nand_release() call in denali

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Date:	Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:15:35 +0100
From:	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/58] mtd: nand: denali: add missing nand_release()
 call in denali_remove()

Hi Dan,

On Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:39:47 +0300
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 02:53:20PM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > Hi Brian,
> > 
> > On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:40:08 -0800
> > Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 08:59:45AM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > > > Unregister the NAND device from the NAND subsystem when removing a denali
> > > > NAND controller, otherwise the MTD attached to the NAND device is still
> > > > exposed by the MTD layer, and accesses to this device will likely crash
> > > > the system.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
> > > > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> #3.8+
> > > 
> > > Does this follow these rules, from
> > > Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt?
> > > 
> > >  - It must be obviously correct and tested.
> > > 
> > >  - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
> > >    problem..." type thing).
> > 
> > As you wish, I'll remove those Cc and Fixes tags, or just drop the
> > patch if you think it's useless...
> 
> The fixes tag is a separate thing from CCing stable.  It's useful on by
> itself.  I always put the person who wrote the original patch in the To:
> header so they can review and comment if I have made a mistake.

Noted. I added back the Fixes tag and added Dinh Nguyen (the commit
author) in the loop.

Thanks,

Boris

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Boris Brezillon, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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