linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Switch PCIe 6a to 4 lanes mode

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Message-ID: <ZwPlFBVXPKupE1Ux@linaro.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 16:41:40 +0300
From: Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@...aro.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konradybcio@...nel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Switch PCIe 6a to 4 lanes
 mode

On 24-10-07 14:24:20, Johan Hovold wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 03:01:53PM +0300, Abel Vesa wrote:
> > On 24-10-07 13:19:33, Johan Hovold wrote:
> 
> > > So you should perhaps rather say that you are fixing the description and
> > > compatible of pcie6a, which *is* a 4-lane controller, that can also be
> > > used in 2-lane mode. Or similar.
> > 
> > Agreed. Will reword to say fixing the description as suggested.
> > 
> > Just to be sure. We still don't want this backported (even with such
> > rewording), so no fixes tag, right?
> 
> We don't want this one backported (because of the missing deps) but you
> can still add a Fixes tag. Just tell Sasha to drop the patch if autosel
> picks it up anyway or use the new do-not-backport stable tag to achieve
> the same:

Makes sense. Will do that.

> 
> 	Cc: <stable+noautosel@...nel.org> # reason goes here, and must be present
> 
> See Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.
> 
> Johan

Thanks.

Abel