linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux dev-4.10 0/6] Add support PECI and PECI hwmon drivers

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Date:   Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:59:23 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@....ibm.com>
Cc:     Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com>, joel@....id.au,
        andrew@...id.au, arnd@...db.de, jdelvare@...e.com,
        linux@...ck-us.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org, Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux dev-4.10 0/6] Add support PECI and PECI hwmon
 drivers

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 07:56:51PM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Thu, 2018-01-11 at 08:30 +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > 4.13?  Why that kernel?  It too is obsolete and insecure and
> > unsupported.
> 
> Haha, it's n-1. come on :-)

And, if you use it in a device, it's still totally unsupported and
insecure.  Seriously, does no one actually pay attention to the patches
I merge in the stable trees anymore?

Anyway, your other comments are good, glad to see work is progressing
well, and yes it's better than a 2.6.y based kernel, but really, that's
a low bar...

thanks,

greg k-h