>-----Original Message----- >From: Jani Nikula [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 5:27 AM >To: Ian W MORRISON <[email protected]> >Cc: Vivi, Rodrigo <[email protected]>; Srivatsa, Anusha ><[email protected]>; Wajdeczko, Michal ><[email protected]>; Greg KH <[email protected]>; >[email protected]; [email protected]; >[email protected]; >[email protected]; [email protected]; dri- >[email protected] >Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/1] drm/i915/glk: Add MODULE_FIRMWARE for >Geminilake > >On Wed, 11 Apr 2018, Ian W MORRISON <[email protected]> wrote: >> <snip> >> >>> >>> NAK on indiscriminate Cc: stable. There are zero guarantees that >>> older kernels will work with whatever firmware you throw at them. >>> >> >> I included 'Cc: stable' so the patch would get added to the v4.16 and >> v4.15 kernels which I have tested with the patch. I found that earlier >> kernels didn't support the 'linux-firmware' package required to get >> wifi working on Intel's new Gemini Lake NUC. > >You realize that this patch should have nothing to do with wifi? > >Rodrigo, Anusha, if you think Cc: stable is appropriate, please indicate the >specific >versions of stable it is appropriate for.
Hi Jani, The stable kernel version is 4.12 and beyond. It is appropriate to add the CC: stable in my opinion Anusha >BR, >Jani. > >> >>> >>> PS. How is this a "RESEND"? I haven't seen this before. >>> >> >> It is a 'RESEND' for that very reason. I initially sent the patch to >> the same people as a similar patch >> (https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10143637/) however after realising >> this omitted required addresses I added them and resent the patch. >> >> Best regards, >> Ian > >-- >Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center
