linux-kernel - Re: 6.1.y Regression found on AM3517

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Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:14:39 +0200
From:   "Linux regression tracking #update (Thorsten Leemhuis)" 
        <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Linux OMAP <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Regressions <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: 6.1.y Regression found on AM3517

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On 06.09.23 12:59, Adam Ford wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 11:25 AM Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com> wrote:
>> * Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com> [230905 00:31]:
>>> On Mon, Sep 04, 2023 at 11:37:46AM -0500, Adam Ford wrote:
>>>> I have an AM3517-EVM board that I am trying to use the latest 6.1.y
>>>> stable, currently 6.1.51.
>>>>
>>>> With git bisect, I narrowed the regression between 6.1.15 and 6.1.16 to commit
>>>> eaf9b5612a47 ("driver core: fw_devlink: Don't purge child fwnode's
>>>> consumer links")
>>>>
>>>> In the regression, 48002000.scm appears as not ready.  This affects a
>>>> variety of dependent peripherals making them unavailable:
> [...]
> Indeed, it does appear that a patch was missing from the back-ported series.
> 
> Applying commit 4a032827daa8 ("of: property: Simplify
> of_link_to_phandle()") to the 6.1.y branch appears
> to fix the regression.
> 
> Thanks for the pointer to the series.
> 
> Stable group,
> 
> Do I need to send a separate e-mail requesting the backporting of that
> commit to the 6.1.y branch?

Stable team picked this up, hence:

#regzbot fix: of: property: Simplify of_link_to_phandle()
#regzbot ignore-activity

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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