RE: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: dell-laptop: Allocate buffer on heap rather than globally

[Mario.Limonciello]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 8:28 AM
> To: Pali RohÃr <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>; Darren Hart
> <dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Platform Driver
> <platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: dell-laptop: Allocate buffer on heap rather
> than globally
> 
> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Pali RohÃr <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 31 January 2018 11:47:35 Mario Limonciello wrote:
> >> There is no longer a need for the buffer to be defined in
> >> first 4GB physical address space.
> >>
> >> Furthermore there may be race conditions with multiple different functions
> >> working on a module wide buffer causing incorrect results.
> >>
> >> Fixes: 549b4930f057658dc50d8010e66219233119a4d8
> 
> He-h, I had to notice this earlier...
> 
> > Ok, you can add my:
> > Reviewed-by: Pali RohÃr <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks and sorry, Pali, it's in for-next already, can't rebase.

Andy,
Since it's already in for-next it's probably too late to add the stable CC too right?

So what's the proper time now to send this to @stable?  And should I just forward existing
patch?

Thanks,