Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:24:58 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: tmp006: Set correct iio name
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> It's clearly wrong. But the problem is there might be an application that
> depends on the wrong behavior, the driver has been around for 2.5 years. So
> it's difficult to fix. We might just go ahead in this case and take the
> chance that nobody will complain. But if somebody complains this will bring
> us the wrath of the Linus.

Not if you put it into next, test it, then into a new release as early as
possible (for -rc1), clearly document that it's got a user visible change
that should not matter with instructions if anyone hits this as a
bisection for their app failing to email so you know and can revert it.

Alan