Re: [PATCH 10/18] cxl/region: Fix passthrough-decoder detection

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On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 05:03:24PM -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> A passthrough decoder is a decoder that maps only 1 target. It is a
> special case because it does not impose any constraints on the
> interleave-math as compared to a decoder with multiple targets. Extend
> the passthrough case to multi-target-capable decoders that only have one
> target selected. I.e. the current code was only considering passthrough
> *ports* which are only a subset of the potential passthrough decoder
> scenarios.
> 
> Fixes: e4f6dfa9ef75 ("cxl/region: Fix 'distance' calculation with passthrough ports")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>

If a patch really is a "fix" that needs to go to stable kernels, why is
it commit 10 out of 18?  Why isn't it going to Linus now for inclusion
in 6.2-final?  Does it depend on the 9 earlier patches in this series?

thanks,

greg k-h



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