linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Actually use mask parameter in hp_wmi_hw

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VdSiR=X-Dq2dto2osc3UiTid7h=T764cZkNgXEyTpEJcg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:30:33 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Michel Dänzer <michel@...nzer.net>
Cc:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: hp-wmi: Actually use mask parameter in hp_wmi_hw_state

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 8:06 PM, Michel Dänzer <michel@...nzer.net> wrote:
> On 2017-11-28 05:57 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 04:17:58PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
>>> We were always checking bit 0 (which represents the docked state)
>>> regardless of the mask.
>>>
>>> Fixes the "tablet mode" state always being reported the same as the
>>> docked state, which with current libinput can cause the built-in input
>>> devices of laptops to be incorrectly disabled while docked.

>> Merged in 4.15-rc1
>
> AFAIK commits without
>
>  Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
>
> don't get automatically picked up for stable branches. Can you manually
> nominate 9968e12 for stable?

AFAIK Greg picks up patches based on Fixes tag as well.
Feel free to ping us or just forward that one yourself if Greg will
not pick up in reasonable (month?) time.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko