linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] brcmfmac: add new dt entries for SG SDIO settings

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Message-ID: <877eq8yqym.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com>
Date:   Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:23:29 +0200
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Alexey Roslyakov <alexey.roslyakov@...il.com>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com, franky.lin@...adcom.com,
        hante.meuleman@...adcom.com, chi-hsien.lin@...ress.com,
        wright.feng@...ress.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        brcm80211-dev-list@...ress.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] brcmfmac: add new dt entries for SG SDIO settings

Alexey Roslyakov <alexey.roslyakov@...il.com> writes:

> There are 3 fields in SDIO settings (quirks) to workaround some of the
> SG SDIO host particularities, i.e higher align requirements for SG
> items. All coding is done the long time ago, but there is no way to
> change the driver behavior without patching the kernel. Add missing
> devicetree entries.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Roslyakov <alexey.roslyakov@...il.com>

The commit log is not clear for me, what does "all coding is done long
time ago" exactly mean? What code and where?

>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/of.c | 12 +++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Why net-next? To me it looks like this should go to
wireless-drivers-next.

-- 
Kalle Valo