linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: v4l: marvell: select CONFIG_V4L2

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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:42:55 +0100
From: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: v4l: marvell: select CONFIG_V4L2_ASYNC where
 needed

On 14/02/2024 11:58, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, at 11:54, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> On 14/02/2024 11:48, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>>
>>> It was definitely working before ff3cc65cadb5 ("media: v4l: async,
>>> fwnode: Improve module organisation") in linux-5.13, but it's not
>>> clear if that is the culprit. It's probably safe to backport
>>> to v5.15 and higher.
>>
>>
>> If it has been broken for so long, then should we bother with v6.8?
>>
>> I'm not saying we should, I just like to get your opinion on this.
> 
> I don't have a strong opinion either way, there is very little
> risk and very little benefit in backporting.
> 
> If we apply it to 6.8 at all, I think it should also be in
> v5.15+ LTS and vice versa, but only queuing it for 6.9 is
> fine with me, too.

OK, I'll just take this patch as-is for v6.9. I'm preparing a PR
anyway, so I'll include this patch.

Thank you for the quick replies!

	Hans

> 
>      Arnd