linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] ieee802154: ca8210: Remove stray gpiod

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Date:   Thu, 1 Jun 2023 19:32:29 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Stefan Schmidt <stefan@...enfreihafen.org>,
        linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] ieee802154: ca8210: Remove stray
 gpiod_unexport() call

On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 10:12:13AM +0200, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com wrote on Sun, 28 May 2023 17:09:38
> +0300:
> 
> > There is no gpiod_export() and gpiod_unexport() looks pretty much stray.
> > The gpiod_export() and gpiod_unexport() shouldn't be used in the code,
> > GPIO sysfs is deprecated. That said, simply drop the stray call.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Any reason not to consider a backport into stable kernels?
> Cc: stable + Fixes would certainly be welcome in this case?

I don't think it's justified for stable. It doesn't fix any existing regression
as far as I understand.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko