linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "mei: virtio: virtualization frontend driver"

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Date:   Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:36:59 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        Wang Yu <yu1.wang@...el.com>, Liu Shuo <shuo.a.liu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "mei: virtio: virtualization frontend driver"

On Sat, Dec 05, 2020 at 02:38:46PM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> This reverts commit d162219c655c8cf8003128a13840d6c1e183fb80.
> The device uses a VIRTIO device ID out of a not-for-production
> range. Releasing Linux using an ID out of this range will make
> it conflict with development setups. An official request to
> reserve an ID for an MEI device is yet to be submitted
> to the virtio TC, thus there's no chance it will be reserved
> and fixed in time before the next release.
> 
> Once requested it usually takes 2-3 weeks to land in the spec, which
> means the device can be supported with the official ID in the next Linux
> version if contributors act quickly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>

Now applied, thanks.

greg k-h