Re: [PATCH] RapidIO: Fix use of non-compatible registers

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:07:26 -0400
Alexandre Bounine <alexandre.bounine@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Replace/remove use of RIO v.1.2 registers/bits that are not forward-compatible
> with newer versions of RapidIO specification.
> 
> RapidIO specification v. 1.3 removed Write Port CSR, Doorbell CSR,
> Mailbox CSR and Mailbox and Doorbell bits of the PEF CAR.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Bounine <alexandre.bounine@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Matt Porter <mporter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Li Yang <leoli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Moll <thomas.moll@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Chul Kim <chul.kim@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>

You did a cc:stable but provided no reason (that I can understand) for
backporting the patch.  Please explain why the problem is sufficiently
serious to warrant this action.
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