Re: [PATCH PRELIMINARY 1/5] arm64: dts: qcom: shikra-iqs-som: fix GPIO138 reservation

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 10:19:26 EST


> You're right that it reads like a standalone fix, and that's on me for
> the commit message. There's no functional impact on current users: the
> reserved GPIO (138) is unused today, so applying this on a released
> kernel produces no error and there's nothing to backport to stable.
>
> I'll reword the commit message so it reads as a prerequisite for
> enabling Ethernet rather than implying a current break.

And drop the Fixes: tag. It is that which draws the eye and makes the
Reviewer ask the question.

Andrew