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Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:20:14 +0100
From:   Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...aro.org>
To:     Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@...rdevices.ru>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>
Cc:     Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@...rdevices.ru>,
        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 3/29/23 09:17, Dmitry Rokosov wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 09:31:45AM +0200, Miquel Raynal wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> avkrasnov@...rdevices.ru wrote on Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:12:10 +0300:
>>
>>> 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.  
>>
>> That is an excellent summary, I should copy/paste it sometimes :)
>>
> 
> Finally I fully understand why 'Fixes' tag is so helpful!
> Thank you Martin!
> 

Here's the official documentation:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html