linux-kernel - Re: [char-misc for v4.5-rc2 2/2 V2] mei: avoid FW version request on Ibex Peak and earlier

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Message-ID: <20191004153837.GA826718@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 4 Oct 2019 17:38:37 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:     Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
Subject: Re: [char-misc for v4.5-rc2 2/2 V2] mei: avoid FW version request on
 Ibex Peak and earlier

On Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 09:17:22PM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> From: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
> 
> The fixed MKHI client on PCH 6 gen platforms
> does not support fw version retrieval.
> The error is not fatal, but it fills up the kernel logs and
> slows down the driver start.
> This patch disables requesting FW version on GEN6 and earlier platforms.
> 
> Fixes warning:
> [   15.964298] mei mei::55213584-9a29-4916-badf-0fb7ed682aeb:01: Could not read FW version
> [   15.964301] mei mei::55213584-9a29-4916-badf-0fb7ed682aeb:01: version command failed -5
> 
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> +v4.18
> Cc: Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> ---
> V2: Drop offending debug message

s/offending/unneeded/ :)