linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: xilinx_uartps: Add the id to the console

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Message-ID: <9a23de4e-39ef-a2f5-1386-2e65da47881f@xilinx.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:02:53 +0200
From:   Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, monstr@...str.eu, git@...inx.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Shubhrajyoti Datta <shubhrajyoti.datta@...inx.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: xilinx_uartps: Add the id to the console

On 30. 04. 20 10:49, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:11:21AM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
>> From: Shubhrajyoti Datta <shubhrajyoti.datta@...inx.com>
>>
>> Update the console index. Once the serial node is found update it to the
>> console index.
>>
>> Fixes: 18cc7ac8a28e ("Revert "serial: uartps: Register own uart console and driver structures"")
>> Signed-off-by: Shubhrajyoti Datta <shubhrajyoti.datta@...inx.com>
>> Cc: stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Greg: Would be good if you can take this patch to 5.7 and also to stable
>> trees.
> 
> WHy?  I don't understand what bug this fixes/resolves, please be much
> more descriptive in your changelog text showing this if you wish for it
> to be backported to a stable tree.  As it is, this just looks like you
> are adding a new feature.

ok. Will send v2 with better description.

Thanks,
Michal