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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 3/9] brcmfmac: firmware: Do not crash on a NULL board_type
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20.01.2022 16:23, Dmitry Osipenko пишет:
> 20.01.2022 11:29, Arend van Spriel пишет:
>> On 1/19/2022 11:02 PM, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
>>> 17.01.2022 17:29, Hector Martin пишет:
>>>> This unbreaks support for USB devices, which do not have a board_type
>>>> to create an alt_path out of and thus were running into a NULL
>>>> dereference.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: 5ff013914c62 ("brcmfmac: firmware: Allow per-board firmware
>>>> binaries")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Hector Martin <marcan@marcan.st>
>>>
>>> Technically, all patches that are intended to be included into next
>>> stable kernel update require the "Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" tag.
>>
>> Being the nit picker that I am I would say it is recommended to safe
>> yourself extra work, not required, for the reason you give below.
>
> Will be nice if stable tag could officially become a recommendation,
> implying the stable tag. It's a requirement today, at least Greg KH
> always demands to add it :)

*implying the stable tag if "fixes" tag presents.

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