linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4] wlcore: add wl1285 compatible

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2017 17:21:12 +0200
From:   Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, tony@...mide.com,
        marcel@...tmann.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4] wlcore: add wl1285 compatible

Hi,

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 05:44:24PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> writes:
> > From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> > Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 12:28:20 +0300
> >
> >> Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk> writes:
> >> 
> >>> Motorola Droid 4 uses a WL1285C. With differences between the
> >>> chips not being public let's add explicit binding for wl1285
> >>> instead of relying on wl1283 being very similar.
> >>>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> >>> Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> >>> Acked-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.co.uk>
> >>> ---
> >>> Hi Dave,
> >>>
> >>> I previously send this in two patches, but its hard to apply without
> >>> requiring multiple kernel releases (the driver must be updated before
> >>> the DTS change). Since the actual change is not very complex Marcel
> >>> Holtmann & Tony Lindgren suggested, that I send this directly to you
> >>> in a single patch for inclusion into 4.12. This also means, that the
> >>> remaining series can be queued normally for 4.13.
> >> 
> >> I noticed that Dave set this patch to Awaiting Upstream state on his
> >> patchwork:
> >> 
> >> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/759042/
> >> 
> >> Which makes me suspect that he is waiting me to apply this (as I
> >> normally apply wlcore patches). Dave, should I actually take this patch?
> >> What do you prefer?
> >
> > Anything that touches wireless drivers I defer to you, yes.
> 
> Thanks, I'll take it then. Not sure why Sebastian was suggested to
> submit this patch via your tree in the first place.
> 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9713645/

Thanks. The idea was to get into early 4.12-rc to avoid merge
conflicts in the droid 4 *.dts during 4.13 cycle. This strategy
obviously failed :)

-- Sebastian

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