[PATCH v1] mtd: rawnand: meson: fix bitmask for length in command word

Dmitry Rokosov ddrokosov at sberdevices.ru
Wed Mar 29 01:17:34 PDT 2023


On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 09:31:45AM +0200, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> avkrasnov at sberdevices.ru wrote on Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:12:10 +0300:
> 
> > On 28.03.2023 23:25, Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
> > > Hi Arseniy,
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Arseniy Krasnov
> > > <avkrasnov at sberdevices.ru> wrote:
> > > [...]  
> > >>>
> > >>> By the way any reason not to have Cc'ed stable?  
> > >>
> > >> Sorry, what do You mean? I've included linux-mtd mailing lists, there is
> > >> one more list for mtd reviews? I will appreciate if You can point me  
> > > "stable" typically refers to the stable tree where fixes for already
> > > released kernel versions are maintained.
> > > When Miquel applies the patch it will either land in the next -rc of
> > > the current development cycle (typically applies to fixes - currently
> > > 6.3-rc5) or -rc1 of the next kernel version (typically applies to new
> > > features, cleanups, etc. - currently 6.4-rc1).
> > > 
> > > Let's say you are fixing a bug now but want the fix to be included in
> > > 6.1 LTS (long term stable) or other stable release.
> > > In this case it's recommended to Cc the maintainers of the stable
> > > trees as part of your patch, see [0].
> > > That way once the commit with your fix hits Linus Torvalds linux tree
> > > it will be backported by the stable team within a few days (assuming
> > > of course that the patch applies cleanly to older versions, if not
> > > they're notifying you).
> > > Note: even without Cc'ing the stable maintainers your commit may be
> > > backported (semi-automatically) if it has a Fixes tag and the stable
> > > maintainers find your commit. But my understanding is that it's
> > > easiest for them if they're explicitly Cc'ed on the patch.
> > > 
> > > I hope this makes sense. If not: don't hesitate to ask.  
> 
> That is an excellent summary, I should copy/paste it sometimes :)
> 

Finally I fully understand why 'Fixes' tag is so helpful!
Thank you Martin!

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Thank you,
Dmitry



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