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

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 6:06 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM Konstantin P. <ria.freelander@xxxxxxxxx> 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

Just to be crystal clear:
- the split of the fix goes as v1
- the rest as v10 (or what is the number of the next revision?) after
you address all review comments, confirmed testing, etc.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko