Re: [PATCH v2] ata: add AMD Seattle platform driver

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Monday 01 February 2016 16:15:59 Brijesh Singh wrote:
> > 
> > This is where we really need the ACPI maintainers to explain the
> > general policy for dealing with firmware updates.
> > 
> > I would assume that adding the feature in a later firmware version
> > is a compatible change, and the feature is non-essential (the
> > device will work fine with the generic SATA driver, except
> > the LEDs don't blink), so it's not a big deal, it's just what
> > you get for having the firmware shipped before the driver is
> > reviewed (don't do that).
> > 
> 
> Agreed, the driver should have been reviewed earlier. And now changes in firmware will also require
> them changing other OSes drivers.

Can you explain that? I would expect the addition of some AML methods
to be a compatible change.

	Arnd