RE: [PATCH v7 5/5] mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Change erase one block to enable XIP once

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Hi Boris-san,

I have just sent v8 version patch series and it changed the 5/5 patch only.

> Then you should drop the Cc: stable tag.

  Yes just dropped it from 5/5 patch only by the v8 version patch series.

> >   I have just confirmed that the xip_enable() line itself was implemented
> by the commit 02b15e343aeef.
> >   For this patch it is not a bug fix so I will not add the Fixes line
> into the commit message.
> 
> Right.

  I see.

> >   But if needed it please let me know that.
> 
> I checked the first patch and it seems it's one of these situation
> where the code predates git, so no need to specify a Fixes tag.

  I see so I will not change other 1/5 to 4/5 patches by the v8 version patch series.

Regards,
Ikegami

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boris Brezillon [mailto:boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:49 PM
> To: IKEGAMI Tokunori
> Cc: PACKHAM Chris; Brian Norris; David Woodhouse; Boris Brezillon; Marek
> Vasut; Richard Weinberger; Cyrille Pitchen;
> linux-mtd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 5/5] mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: Change erase one block
> to enable XIP once
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Tue, 29 May 2018 23:31:41 +0000
> IKEGAMI Tokunori <ikegami@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Boris-san,
> >
> > Thanks for your reviewing and advices.
> >
> > > Is this really a bug fix? Doesn't look like a bug fix to me.
> >
> >   No as you mentioned it is not a bug fix but just a refactoring to reduce
> xip_enable() line.
> 
> Then you should drop the Cc: stable tag.
> 
> >
> > > Also, every time you add Cc stable you should try to find the commit
> > > that introduced the bug. Sometime it's not possible because the bug
> > > existed before git was in use, but most of the time you'll find the
> > > offending commit using git blame.
> > >
> > > A fixes tag should be formatted like that:
> > >
> > > Fixes: <commit-id> ("commit subject")
> >
> >   Okay I will do that in future.
> >
> >   This is just FYI.
> >   I have just confirmed that the xip_enable() line itself was implemented
> by the commit 02b15e343aeef.
> >   For this patch it is not a bug fix so I will not add the Fixes line
> into the commit message.
> 
> Right.
> 
> >   But if needed it please let me know that.
> 
> I checked the first patch and it seems it's one of these situation
> where the code predates git, so no need to specify a Fixes tag.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Boris




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