NACK: [Bionic SRU][Patch 0/8] CPPC: Support for V3 and bug fixes.

[Stefan Bader]

On 11.10.2018 17:47, Manoj Iyer wrote:
> Please consider the following patch set for SRU in Bionic. These patches
> address the two bugs:
> CPPC additional support: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1796918
> CPPC bug fixes: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1796949
> 
> The CPPC feature needs to be explicitly enabled in Firmware (default is
> disabled) for these patches to be in effect. 
> 
> I have build a kernel in a PPA and regression tested them on Cavium
> Thunder X2 CN99XX system. For test kernel, and detailed test results
> please refer to the comments in the bug reports. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
Additional support sounds like adding feature(s) which should not be mixed with
bug fixes. And one should have good reasons prepared as to why those new
features have to go into a base/released kernel and not into the development kernel.

-Stefan

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 819 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/attachments/20181012/53ac2067/attachment.sig>