Re: [PATCH 1/1 resend] MAINTAINERS: Fix 32-bit i.MX platform paths

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On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 03:40:54PM +0200, Alexander Stein wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2024, 14:37:09 CEST schrieb Greg KH:
> > On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 02:23:36PM +0200, Alexander Stein wrote:
> > > Am Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2024, 14:18:35 CEST schrieb Greg KH:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 01:56:10PM +0200, Alexander Stein wrote:
> > > > > The original patch was created way before the .dts movement on arch/arm.
> > > > > But it was patch merged after the .dts reorganization. Fix the arch/arm
> > > > > paths accordingly.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Fixes: 7564efb37346a ("MAINTAINERS: Add entry for TQ-Systems device trees and drivers")
> > > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  MAINTAINERS | 6 +++---
> > > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > index c36d72143b995..762e97653aa3c 100644
> > > > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > @@ -22930,9 +22930,9 @@ TQ SYSTEMS BOARD & DRIVER SUPPORT
> > > > >  L:	linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >  S:	Supported
> > > > >  W:	https://www.tq-group.com/en/products/tq-embedded/
> > > > > -F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/imx*mba*.dts*
> > > > > -F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/imx*tqma*.dts*
> > > > > -F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/mba*.dtsi
> > > > > +F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx*mba*.dts*
> > > > > +F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx*tqma*.dts*
> > > > > +F:	arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/mba*.dtsi
> > > > >  F:	arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-*tqml*.dts*
> > > > >  F:	arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx*mba*.dts*
> > > > >  F:	arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx*tqma*.dts*
> > > > 
> > > > Why is a MAINTAINERS change needed for stable kernels?
> > > 
> > > This fixes the original commit introducing these entries, mainlined in v6.6
> > > Unfortunately that got delayed so much it was merged after commit
> > > 724ba67515320 ("ARM: dts: Move .dts files to vendor sub-directories"), which
> > > was merged in v6.5.
> > > Thus the (32-Bit) arm DT paths are incorrect from the very beginning.
> > 
> > That's fine, who is using these paths on older kernels anyway?  You
> > should always be doing development on the latest kernel tree, so they
> > shouldn't matter here.
> > 
> > or am I missing something?
> 
> Sure development is on newer trees, but I'm wondering if anyone uses
> scripts on that stable version evaluating this file.

Usually not, otherwise we would be backporting all of these types of
changes all the time.

> I don't mind if this is not applied to stable. Want me to send without Fixes
> and CC tag?

Please do, thanks!

greg k-h




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