linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.8 137/232] USB: serial: ftdi

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Date:   Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:54:24 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.8 137/232] USB: serial: ftdi_sio: fix break and sysrq
 handling

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 11:56:52AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 11:51:56AM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > This was never intended for stable as it is not a critical fix and has
> > never worked properly in the first place. Please drop this one and the
> > preparatory clean ups from all stable trees.
> 
> Ok, but the "fix this thing" and the "Fixes:" tag really did imply this
> was actually fixing something :)

Sure and it is indeed a fix, just not for a regression or something
critical (oops, etc), and therefore the stable-cc tag was omitted.

> I'll drop it from everywhere, thanks.

Looks like you never dropped the preparatory clean ups. Should be ok.

Johan