Re: [GIT PULL] LEDs chagnes for v5.11-rc

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

On Sun 2021-01-31 11:26:42, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 1:43 AM Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > This pull is due to "leds: trigger: fix potential deadlock with
> > libata" -- people find the warn annoying. It also contains new driver
> > (still should be okay late in -rcs, right?) and two trivial fixes.
> 
> I've pulled it, but please don't add new drivers in -rc's.
> 
> Yes, we traditionally accepted them as hardware enablement, but
> honestly, our development cycles are so reliable and consistent these
> days that it makes very little sense any more.

Ok, makes sense.

> So aim for just new device ID additions rather than new drivers,
> unless it's some *hugely* popular hardware that actually causes
> problems for people bootstrapping the system (ie things like a disk or
> network driver from a major company that is expected to actually be
> widely available and an actual issue for people trying to install
> Linux on their own).

Well, this is for most important piece of hardware today,
PinePhone. Too bad it is only for its flash LED.

Best regards,
								Pavel
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