linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: dsa: simplify switchdev prepare phase

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Date:   Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:50:37 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: dsa: simplify switchdev prepare phase

From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Date: Wed,  8 Nov 2017 12:19:11 -0500

> This patch series brings no functional changes.
> 
> It removes the unused switchdev_trans arguments from the dsa_switch_ops
> for both MDB and VLAN operations, and provides function to prepare and
> add these objects for a given bitmap of ports.

This series doesn't apply to net-next and it also seems to duplicate
some fixes that went into 'net'.

Please don't do things this way.

When a fix has to go to 'net' fix, _wait_ until it propagates to
'net-next' if you must use it as a dependency.

Thank you.