linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl/amd: Add device HID for new AMD GPIO controller

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Date:   Tue, 25 May 2021 17:09:05 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, Sachi King <nakato@...ato.io>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl/amd: Add device HID for new AMD GPIO controller

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:09 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 01:50:50AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:03 PM Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Add device HID AMDI0031 to the AMD GPIO controller driver match table.
> > > This controller can be found on Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 devices and
> > > seems similar enough that we can just copy the existing AMDI0030 entry.
> > >
> > > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 5.10+
> >
> > Why? It's hardly a regression?
>
> IIRC the stable policy allows to backport new IDs.

You're right.

> > > Tested-by: Sachi King <nakato@...ato.io>
> > > Signed-off-by: Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>
> >
> > I've applied the patch for next without the stable tag for now.
>
> It can be pulled to stable afterwards anyway :-)

Nah I'll tag it back on. But it goes upstream with the rest of
patches for v5.14 in the merge window because it is not
urgent.

Yours,
Linus Walleij