Re: [PATCH 06/10] Revert "usb: typec: displayport: Receive DP Status Update NAK request exit dp altmode"

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 01:31:43PM +0000, Andrei Kuchynski wrote:
> This reverts commit b4b38ffb38c91afd4dc387608db26f6fc34ed40b.
> 
> The commit introduced a deadlock with the cros_ec_typec driver.
> The deadlock occurs due to a recursive lock acquisition of
> `cros_typec_altmode_work::mutex`.
> The call chain is as follows: 
> 1. cros_typec_altmode_work() acquires the mutex
> 2. typec_altmode_vdm() -> dp_altmode_vdm() ->
> 3. typec_altmode_exit() -> cros_typec_altmode_exit()
> 4. cros_typec_altmode_exit() attempts to acquire the mutex again
> 
> This revert is considered safe as no other known driver sends back
> DP_CMD_STATUS_UPDATE command with the NAK flag.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Kuchynski <akuchynski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c | 4 ----
>  1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

Why isn't this being sent as a separate patch for 6.16-final?  And why
not put a fixes: line?

thanks,

greg k-h