Re: [PATCH v9 1/3] serial: sc16is7xx: announce support of SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM Konstantin P. <ria.freelander@gmailcom> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 5:36 PM Andy Shevchenko <andy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 09:32:33PM +0300, Konstantin Pugin wrote:

..

> > Greg KH, who is maintainer of TTY/serial subsystem, usually asks to separate
> > fixes from new features. So, sending this patch separately may not only help
> > him, but let's move forward with your stuff.
>
> Do I need to increase the version number in split send?

Nope, the opposite, i.e. drop it to v1 (and mention in the comments
area, that's after the cutter '---' line, that it's a split from this
series).

>  And if I need
> to do so, then how I should do it? Only on new driver? Or only on fix?
> Should I CC linux-stable in fix patch?

Everything else is documented:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko