Re: [PATCH v9 03/10] serial: sc16is7xx: remove obsolete out_thread label

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Aug 03 2023 - 04:04:53 EST


On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 01:29:59PM -0400, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:53:10 +0200
> Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 10:23:35AM -0400, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:
> > > From: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Commit c8f71b49ee4d ("serial: sc16is7xx: setup GPIO controller later
> > > in probe") moved GPIO setup code later in probe function. Doing so
> > > also required to move ports cleanup code (out_ports label) after the
> > > GPIO cleanup code.
> > >
> > > After these moves, the out_thread label becomes misplaced and makes
> > > part of the cleanup code illogical.
> > >
> > > This patch remove the now obsolete out_thread label and make GPIO
> > > setup code jump to out_ports label if it fails.
> > >
> > > Fixes: c8f71b49ee4d ("serial: sc16is7xx: setup GPIO controller later in probe")
> > > Signed-off-by: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Lech Perczak <lech.perczak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Tested-by: Lech Perczak <lech.perczak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Why is this not ok for stable kernels yet it has a Fixes: tag?
> >
> > Please fix.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
>
> Hi,
> this is a somewhat particular case. It is a change that "fixes" some
> previously unseen consequence in original commit, but that does not
> result in any binary change in the end. That is why I decided not to
> put in a "stable" tag.
>
> If you want, maybe it would be simpler to remove the "Fixes" tag? I
> originally put this tag to have a reference to the original commit, but
> since it is already mentioned in the commit log message body, it can be
> removed.

Yes, please just remove it, otherwise it will just confuse us.

thanks,

greg k-h