netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: Prefer DT board type over DMI board type

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Date:   Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:18:22 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     "Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@...e.de>
Cc:     aspriel@...il.com, marcan@...can.st, franky.lin@...adcom.com,
        hante.meuleman@...adcom.com, rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk,
        stefan.wahren@...e.com, pbrobinson@...il.com,
        jforbes@...oraproject.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com,
        "Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@...e.de>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: Prefer DT board type over DMI board type

"Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@...e.de> wrote:

> The introduction of support for Apple board types inadvertently changed
> the precedence order, causing hybrid SMBIOS+DT platforms to look up the
> firmware using the DMI information instead of the device tree compatible
> to generate the board type. Revert back to the old behavior,
> as affected platforms use firmwares named after the DT compatible.
> 
> Fixes: 7682de8b3351 ("wifi: brcmfmac: of: Fetch Apple properties")
> 
> [1] https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206697#c13
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Ivan T. Ivanov <iivanov@...e.de>
> Reviewed-by: Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>
> Reviewed-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
> Tested-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@...il.com>

Dave applied this directly to net tree:

https://git.kernel.org/linus/a5a36720c3f6

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20230106131905.81854-1-iivanov@suse.de/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches