linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH v11 5/9] mfd: an8855: Add support for Airoha AN8855 Switch MFD

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Message-ID: <675781e6.df0a0220.3c3d71.7a51@mx.google.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:48:50 +0100
From: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v11 5/9] mfd: an8855: Add support for Airoha
 AN8855 Switch MFD

On Mon, Dec 09, 2024 at 03:40:30PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:22:59 +0100 Christian Marangi wrote:
> > Also hope we won't have to request multiple stable tag for this multi
> > subsystem patch. Any hint on that?
> 
> Sorry I haven't payed much attention to earlier discussions.
> Why multiple stable tags? AFAICT all trees will need patches 
> 4 and 5, so we can put that on a stable tag / branch, the rest 
> can go directly into respective trees (assuming the table tag
> has been merged in). No?

Yes in theory only MFD is really needed (as it does export the page
symbol)

- NVMEM can go in his own tree. (no need for stable tag)
- mdio (require stable tag to correctly compile)
- dsa/phy (no need for stable tag)

So you are right, only one tag needed.

-- 
	Ansuel