diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2021-11-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	Submitted by Alex Sverdlin:
+	patch #10028: linuxspi: close() only when necessary
+	* linuxspi.c: unify descriptor closing
+
 2021-11-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	Submitted by Alex Sverdlin:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Current:
     patch #9327: ft245r.c: add TPI support (patches 1-4)
     patch #9328: ft245r.c: add TPI support (patches 5-7)
     patch #10027: linuxspi: Add reset pulse, according to AVR programming algorithm
+    patch #10028: linuxspi: close() only when necessary
 
   * Internals:
     - New avrdude.conf keyword "family_id", used to verify SIB attributes