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Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:12:10 +0300
From:   Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@...rdevices.ru>
To:     Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>
CC:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Liang Yang <liang.yang@...ogic.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
        Jianxin Pan <jianxin.pan@...ogic.com>,
        Yixun Lan <yixun.lan@...ogic.com>,
        <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kernel@...rdevices.ru>,
        <oxffffaa@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] mtd: rawnand: meson: fix bitmask for length in command
 word



On 28.03.2023 23:25, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
> Hi Arseniy,
> 
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Arseniy Krasnov
> <avkrasnov@...rdevices.ru> wrote:
> [...]
>>>
>>> By the way any reason not to have Cc'ed stable?
>>
>> Sorry, what do You mean? I've included linux-mtd mailing lists, there is
>> one more list for mtd reviews? I will appreciate if You can point me
> "stable" typically refers to the stable tree where fixes for already
> released kernel versions are maintained.
> When Miquel applies the patch it will either land in the next -rc of
> the current development cycle (typically applies to fixes - currently
> 6.3-rc5) or -rc1 of the next kernel version (typically applies to new
> features, cleanups, etc. - currently 6.4-rc1).
> 
> Let's say you are fixing a bug now but want the fix to be included in
> 6.1 LTS (long term stable) or other stable release.
> In this case it's recommended to Cc the maintainers of the stable
> trees as part of your patch, see [0].
> That way once the commit with your fix hits Linus Torvalds linux tree
> it will be backported by the stable team within a few days (assuming
> of course that the patch applies cleanly to older versions, if not
> they're notifying you).
> Note: even without Cc'ing the stable maintainers your commit may be
> backported (semi-automatically) if it has a Fixes tag and the stable
> maintainers find your commit. But my understanding is that it's
> easiest for them if they're explicitly Cc'ed on the patch.
> 
> I hope this makes sense. If not: don't hesitate to ask.

Hello! Thanks for this detailed explanation, that really helps!

Thanks, Arseniy

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin
> 
> 
> [0] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.15/process/stable-kernel-rules.html#option-1