linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/7] mtd: spi-nor: sst: fix BPn bits for the SST25VF064C

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Date:   Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:39:40 +0100
From:   Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
To:     Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com
Cc:     linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        miquel.raynal@...tlin.com, richard@....at, vigneshr@...com,
        boris.brezillon@...labora.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/7] mtd: spi-nor: sst: fix BPn bits for the
 SST25VF064C

Am 2020-12-03 15:34, schrieb Tudor.Ambarus@...rochip.com:
> On 12/3/20 1:00 AM, Michael Walle wrote:
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>> This flash part actually has 4 block protection bits.
>> 
>> Reported-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>
>> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # v5.7+
> 
> While the patch is correct according to the datasheet, it was
> not tested, so it's not a candidate for stable. I would update
> the commit message to indicate that the the patch was made
> solely on datasheet info and not tested, I would add the fixes
> tag, and strip cc-ing to stable.

What is the difference? Any commit with a Fixes tag will also land
in the stable trees. Just that it will cause compile errors for
kernel older than 5.7.

So if you don't want to have it in stable then you must not add
a Fixes: tag either.

-michael