On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 07:07:36PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 20:10 +0200, greg@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 05:57:30PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 19:08 +0200, greg@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 04:13:52PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 16:35 +0200, greg@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:00:04PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 13:54 +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 06:44:50AM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These patches are picked from Linux upstream repo and applies directly on 4.4.x > > > > > > > > > Please excuse the attachments but git send email does not work for us ATM. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the git commit ids of these patches in Linus's tree? > > > > > > > 0002-thinkpad_acpi-Add-support-for-keyboard-backlight.patch: > > > > > > > 6cf4a2c575b4797b967a575b6274e0e40c5f88f1 > > > > > > > > > > > > I do not see that git commit id in Linus's tree, do you? > > > > > > > > > > ehh, no. I used my 4.4 branch instead of linux master, sorry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 0003-thinkpad_acpi-Remove-ambiguous-logging-for-Unsupport.patch: > > > > > > > 85342b97c2ee2a94a31ea5d59d58cdfd1f045e2a > > > > > > > > > > > > Nor this one. I stopped here, assuming that your other ids aren't > > > > > > correct either :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 0004-thinkpad_acpi-Silence-an-uninitialized-variable-warn.patch: > > > > > > > dcf95a1961f9614eee09066f8148813772ad4268 > > > > > > > 0005-thinkpad_acpi-save-kbdlight-state-on-suspend-and- > > > > > > > res.patch:1c6c99c6767035761d17aeecaf0224934ccd00fb > > > > > > > 0006-thinkpad_acpi-Add-support-for-HKEY-version-0x200.patch: > > > > > > > 1bc0df534d11c8c9c97e1e8315b7d22bf034c8d2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And what happened to the other patches in this series? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The first one was inappropriate, that is why 0001 is missing. > > > > > > > > > > > > That's pretty strange of you to force us to guess what is going on here, > > > > > > would you like to get a series like this and wonder why something > > > > > > obvious like this is gone? > > > > > > > > > > Yes, it was inconsiderate of me, sorry. > > > > > > > > > > Trying to do better I figured I should generate a new series from Linus tree but > > > > > I cannot figure out how generate a series from commits that are non sequential in Linux tree. > > > > > git format path does not have a syntax for that from what I can tell, any ideas? > > > > > > > > Why not just send us the git commit ids that you want applied? That's > > > > all we need. > > > > > > > Oh, didn't occur to me. Here we go(ltes se fi I got it right this time :) > > > > > > bb28f3d51ff5e1be541d057708011cc1efe6fae9 - thinkpad_acpi: Add support for keyboard backlight > > > > How does this commit meet the Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > > requirements? It's a new feature, and too big, why would we add it to > > an old kernel like this one? What's wrong with just using a newer > > kernel for a feature like this? > > > > > > > > 15c75626f0999cce8357c8bf8578247134032acb - thinkpad_acpi: Remove ambiguous logging for "Unsupported > > > brightness interface" > > > a7718360d91eedbedd58978ec8fff4a67a866f86 - thinkpad_acpi: Silence an uninitialized variable warning > > > afcedebc6a094224973534f43b396bbbf33fe44e - thinkpad_acpi: save kbdlight state on suspend and restore it on > > > resume > > > > Are these 3 fixes for the first one? > > > > > > > > 0118c2d3eac0545d4095877e5a015b5dc763b3c2 - thinkpad_acpi: Add support for HKEY version 0x200 > > > > Again, another feature :( > > hmm, this was the one I really wanted as then wifi/video switch > buttons work on our Lenovo laptops we recently bought to replace old > HPs. I did not think this was to regard as a new feature, just a fix > to make the same buttons work as on other models, sorry. It's a new feature for that model of laptop, otherwise we would be backporting everything all the time :( > The other patches were just there to make sure I didn't run inte > conflicts I didn't want to resolve. They all made sense except for > maybe the one adding keyboard backlight. > > > And why aren't we cc:ing the maintainers of this subsystem? > > Right, they are now. If you and/or maintainers do feel this is > inappropriate for stable I will just carry them my self until the next > major stable kernel is released. What is wrong with 4.7-stable kernels? Why are you "stuck" at 4.4? thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
