Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: omap_device: fix idling of devices during probe

From: Tony Lindgren
Date: Mon Dec 07 2020 - 08:59:01 EST


* Doug Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [201204 16:43]:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Andreas Kemnade <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > Fixes: 21b2cec61c04 ("mmc: Set PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS for drivers that existed in v4.4")
> > >
> > > From the description it sounds like this problem has always existed
> > > but the async probe just tickled it reliably. Seems like it'd make
> > > sense to tag the "Fixes" as some earlier commit so you make sure your
> > > fix gets picked to kernels even if they don't have the async probe
> > > patch?
> > >
> >
> > Hmm, maybe
> > Fixes: 04abaf07f6d5 ("ARM: OMAP2+: omap_device: Sync omap_device and
> > pm_runtime after probe defer")
> >
> > But on the other hand to stable branches only such patches are applied
> > which solve pratical problems not only theoretical problems. But maybe
> > it solves several random issues where nobody took care to debug them.
> >
> > That would be since v4.11.
>
> I guess maybe best is to include both. Then if someone is debugging
> why their async probe is failing they will notice this commit, but
> they also might decide to pick it earlier just to be safe...

OK I'll add the above fixes tag too and apply this into fixes.

Thanks,

Tony