linux-kernel - Re: [Backport for linux-5.4.y PATCH 2/4] ARM: OMAP2+: Prepare timer code to backport dra7 timer wrap errata i940

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Date:   Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:31:32 +0200
From:   Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>, Tero Kristo <kristo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [Backport for linux-5.4.y PATCH 2/4] ARM: OMAP2+: Prepare timer
 code to backport dra7 timer wrap errata i940

On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 09:58:44AM +0300, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> [210609 06:22]:
> > On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 09:13:53AM +0300, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > > How about the following for the description:
> > > 
> > > Upstream commit 52762fbd1c4778ac9b173624ca0faacd22ef4724 usage of
> > > struct dmtimer_clockevent backported to the platform timer code
> > > still used in linux-5.4.y stable kernel. Needed to backport upstream
> > > commit 3efe7a878a11c13b5297057bfc1e5639ce1241ce and commit
> > > 25de4ce5ed02994aea8bc111d133308f6fd62566. Earlier kernels use
> > > mach-omap2/timer instead of drivers/clocksource as these kernels still
> > > depend on legacy platform code for booting.
> > 
> > Why are you combining 2 commits into one here?
> 
> OK so still too confusing, how about let's just have:
> 
> Upstream commit 52762fbd1c4778ac9b173624ca0faacd22ef4724 usage of
> struct dmtimer_clockevent backported to the platform timer code
> still used in linux-5.4.y stable kernel.

Why not just use the normal commit message with the "upstream commit..."
message as the first line, and then in the s-o-b area add
[backported to 5.4.y - tony]

That's the normal thing we do here for backporting.

thanks,

greg k-h