linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 059/149] iio: fix center temperature of bmc150-accel-core

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Message-ID: <20191106104412.GA2982490@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 6 Nov 2019 11:44:12 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Pascal Bouwmann <bouwmann@...-tec.de>,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 059/149] iio: fix center temperature of
 bmc150-accel-core

On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 10:41:38AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > From: Pascal Bouwmann <bouwmann@...-tec.de>
> > 
> > [ Upstream commit 6c59a962e081df6d8fe43325bbfabec57e0d4751 ]
> > 
> > The center temperature of the supported devices stored in the constant
> > BMC150_ACCEL_TEMP_CENTER_VAL is not 24 degrees but 23 degrees.
> > 
> > It seems that some datasheets were inconsistent on this value leading
> > to the error.  For most usecases will only make minor difference so
> > not queued for stable.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pascal Bouwmann <bouwmann@...-tec.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
> 
> Minor miscalibration, and author specifically states it should not be
> queued for stable. Yet, Sasha goes and queues it for stable. Why?

Because it really does fix an issue.

thanks,

greg k-h