linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] spi: altera: Change to dynamic allocation of spi id

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Date:   Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:39:19 +0800
From:   Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Russ Weight <russell.h.weight@...el.com>,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        trix@...hat.com, lgoncalv@...hat.com, hao.wu@...el.com,
        matthew.gerlach@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] spi: altera: Change to dynamic allocation of spi id

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 02:02:30AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 05:27:38PM -0700, Russ Weight wrote:
> 
> > If there are no concerns with this patch, it will need to have the "cc stable"
> > tag added for earlier kernels.
> 
> This feels like a risky change to introduce into stable kernels
> given that while people shouldn't rely on stable number
> assignment they may well have done so.  I'll skip the stable tag
> though if you want to request a backport with the stable team
> they might be OK with it - it definitely feels like it should
> have a discussion rather than just going in with a tag.

It makes sense. Just skip my stable tag comment.

Thanks,
Yilun