Re: [PATCH v16 1/4] tty: goldfish: introduce gf_ioread32()/gf_iowrite32()

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Hi Greg,

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 8:18 AM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 08:00:08AM +0200, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> > Le 07/04/2022 à 06:48, Greg KH a écrit :
> > > On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 10:15:20PM +0200, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> > > > Revert
> > > > commit da31de35cd2f ("tty: goldfish: use __raw_writel()/__raw_readl()")
> > > >
> > > > and define gf_ioread32()/gf_iowrite32() to be able to use accessors
> > > > defined by the architecture.
> > > >
> > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v5.11+
> > > > Fixes: da31de35cd2f ("tty: goldfish: use __raw_writel()/__raw_readl()")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <laurent@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >   drivers/tty/goldfish.c   | 20 ++++++++++----------
> > > >   include/linux/goldfish.h | 15 +++++++++++----
> > > >   2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > >
> > > Why is this a commit for the stable trees?  What bug does it fix?  You
> > > did not describe the problem in the changelog text at all, this looks
> > > like a housekeeping change only.
> >
> > Arnd asked for that in:
> >
> >   Re: [PATCH v11 2/5] tty: goldfish: introduce gf_ioread32()/gf_iowrite32()
> >   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAK8P3a1oN8NrUjkh2X8jHQbyz42Xo6GSa=5n0gD6vQcXRjmq1Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> You did not provide a reason in this changelog to explain any of that :(

OK if I queue that patch with the rationale from Arnd's email added
to the patch description?

This series has been dragging out for way too long...

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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