linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] slimbus: patches (set 1) for 5.15

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Message-ID: <71200533-db05-157f-480a-d64812e1d9c2@linaro.org>
Date:   Sat, 7 Aug 2021 11:48:48 +0100
From:   Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] slimbus: patches (set 1) for 5.15



On 06/08/2021 14:20, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 10:16:35AM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Recently runtime pm testing on slimbus reveled that its
>> totally broken on SlimBus ngd drivers.
>>
>> Below are the fixes to get it back working.
>>
>> - One of the reason begin incorrect device pointer used for
>> runtime pm and in some places
>>
>> - Second one was to do with unable to validate transaction id
>>   which resulted in negative runtime pm count.
>>
>> - Other fix was to do with resetting dma addresses once ngd
>> controller is power-cycled.
>>
>> With all these fixed runtime pm is now fully functional on NGD
>> controllers.
>>
>> Currently I marked them all with Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
>> as these all patches are required to fix runtime pm on SlimBus
>> NGD controller.
>>
>> Can you please queue them up for 5.15.
> 
> Why do you want these for 5.15-rc1 when you need them to fix problems in
> 5.14?  Shouldn't they go into 5.14-final?

Yes, these should go to other stable trees aswell.
I assumed that Fixes tag will automatically backport those patches.

> 
> confused,
Sorry if I confused you.

--srini

> 
> greg k-h
>