netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 00/11] ipv6: Only create RTF_CACHE route after encountering pmtu exception

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Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:36:38 -0700
From:	Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
To:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>,
	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
	Kernel Team <Kernel-team@...com>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 00/11] ipv6: Only create RTF_CACHE route
 after encountering pmtu exception

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:43:20AM +0200, Alexander Holler wrote:
> That's why I vote to check out if it's possible/reasonable to backport this
> series to the stable kernels.
I have backported to 4.0.y without major issue, so possible.

I did try on 3.1x and gave up.

It is a lot of changes,  so I don't think it is a good idea for -stable.

Thanks,
Martin
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