linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] dt-bindings: PCI: qcom,pcie-x1e80100: Add missing required power-domains

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Message-ID: <20251030180827.GA110725-robh@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:08:27 -0500
From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Wilczyński <kwilczynski@...nel.org>,
	Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Abel Vesa <abel.vesa@...aro.org>, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] dt-bindings: PCI: qcom,pcie-x1e80100: Add missing
 required power-domains

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 05:46:30PM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 04:40:46PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > Power domains should be required for PCI, so the proper SoC supplies are
> > turned on.
> > 
> > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> 
> I have a feeling I've pointed this out before, but these kind of binding
> patches really does not seem to qualify for stable backporting (e.g.
> does not "fix a real bug that bothers people").

Presumably if someone omits power-domain and the driver doesn't work, 
then it's a bug affecting them.

I'm fine with dropping the stable tag because it will still most likely 
get picked up with the Fixes tag. :)

Rob