Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: cdc_mbim: add MeiG Smart SRM821 to ZLP whitelist

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 09:28:51AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:22:54 +0200 Greg KH wrote:
> > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Signed-off-by: Ming Wang <wangming01@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
> > > 
> > > Before any other step, please read:
> > > 
> > > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v7.3-rc3/source/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst#L454
> > > 
> > > AFAICS this is actually support for additional H/W, just worded in
> > > very unusual way: please reword the commit message accordingly and
> > > drop stable from CC.  
> > 
> > Why drop stable from cc:?  Do you not want it in any stable kernel
> > release?  Seems like it should be to me, we gladly take quirk additions
> > and new device ids in stable kernels.
> 
> the irony of telling someone to RTFM while not reading 
> someone else's FM :)

I did, and it says to keep stable tags, not to remove them, unlike the
request here.

confused,

greg k-h