On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 11:59:14PM -0600, motobud@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Brent Taylor <motobud@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> commit 30863e38ebeb500a31cecee8096fb5002677dd9b upstream.
>
> When mtdoops calls mtd_panic_write(), it eventually calls
> panic_nand_write() in nand_base.c. In order to properly wait for the
> nand chip to be ready in panic_nand_wait(), the chip must first be
> selected.
>
> When using the atmel nand flash controller, a panic would occur due to
> a NULL pointer exception.
>
> Fixes: 2af7c6539931 ("mtd: Add panic_write for NAND flashes")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.4.x
This does not apply to the 4.4.x tree at all, only 3.18.x. Can you
provide a backport for 4.4.x as well?
thanks,
greg k-h