Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: Expand Firmware upload error codes with firmware invalid error

[Köry Maincent]

On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:48:32 -0500
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > > This patch was initially submitted as part of a net patch series.
> > > > Conor expressed interest in using it in a different subsystem.
> > > > Consequently, I extracted it from the series and submitted it separately
> > > > to the main tree, driver-core.
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231116-feature_poe-v1-7-be48044bf249@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > So you want me to take it through my tree?  Sure, but if you are relying
> > > on this for any other code, it will be a while before it gets into
> > > Linus's tree, not until 6.8-rc1, is that ok?  
> > 
> > My idea was that you could create a stable branch, which can then be
> > pulled into netdev and arm-soc.  
> 
> I'll be glad to do so, you just need to ask me to do that, I don't see
> that request here :)

Sorry, my fault, I did not know well the merge actions that were needed for
this particular case.

> > If you don't want to do that, we can ask Arnd to take it, and he can
> > create a stable branch which we pull into netdev.  
> 
> You want a stable tag to pull from, right?
> 
> But really, why not just take this through netdev?  It's just one
> commit, I have no problem with it going that way at all.  If the odd
> chance there's a merge conflict in the future, I can handle it.

Seems a good and simple idea to me, Andrew any thoughts about it?
Do I send a single patch to net-next and ask Conor to pull it in his
subsystem for his patch series?

Regards,
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