Re: [PATCH v9 01/10] imx: Fix typo

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On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 08:26:06AM -0600, Allen Webb wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 3:23 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 02:46:09PM -0600, Allen Webb wrote:
> > > A one character difference in the name supplied to MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
> > > breaks a future patch set, so fix the typo.
> >
> > What behaviour is broken here for older kernels? What would not work
> > that makes this patch worthy of consideration for stable? The commit
> > log should be clear on that.
> >
> > In the future, it may be useful for you to wait at least 1 week or so
> > before sending a new series becuase just a couple of days is not enough
> > if you are getting feedback.
> >
> > So before sending a v10, please give it at least a few days or a week.
> >
> >   Luis
> 
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 12:42 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 02:46:09PM -0600, Allen Webb wrote:
> > > A one character difference in the name supplied to MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
> > > breaks a future patch set, so fix the typo.
> >
> > Breaking a future change is not worth a stable backport, right?  Doesn't
> > this fix a real issue now?  If so, please explain that.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> 
> I will update the commit message to say that it breaks compilation
> when building imx8mp-blk-ctrl as a module (and so forth for the other
> similar patches).

Can that code be built as a module?  Same for the other changes...



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