Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: dts: qcom: x1e80100: Switch PCIe 6a to 4 lanes mode

From: Abel Vesa
Date: Mon Oct 07 2024 - 09:41:54 EST


On 24-10-07 14:24:20, Johan Hovold wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 03:01:53PM +0300, Abel Vesa wrote:
> > On 24-10-07 13:19:33, Johan Hovold wrote:
>
> > > So you should perhaps rather say that you are fixing the description and
> > > compatible of pcie6a, which *is* a 4-lane controller, that can also be
> > > used in 2-lane mode. Or similar.
> >
> > Agreed. Will reword to say fixing the description as suggested.
> >
> > Just to be sure. We still don't want this backported (even with such
> > rewording), so no fixes tag, right?
>
> We don't want this one backported (because of the missing deps) but you
> can still add a Fixes tag. Just tell Sasha to drop the patch if autosel
> picks it up anyway or use the new do-not-backport stable tag to achieve
> the same:

Makes sense. Will do that.

>
> Cc: <stable+noautosel@xxxxxxxxxx> # reason goes here, and must be present
>
> See Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.
>
> Johan

Thanks.

Abel