netdev - Re: [v2,net-next,1/3] net: stmmac: enable multiple buffers

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Date:   Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:17:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com
Cc:     clabbe.montjoie@...il.com, thierry.reding@...il.com,
        peppe.cavallaro@...com, alexandre.torgue@...com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v2,net-next,1/3] net: stmmac: enable multiple buffers

From: Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:02:27 +0000

> Yes, I agree, it is better to revert and leave the tree functional for all.
> 
> @David Miller:
> The multiple-buffer patch introduced some problems in some setups that are being
> hard to debug, so Corentin gave the idea of reverting the until
> commit 7bac4e1ec3ca2342929a39638d615c6b672c27a0 (net: stmmac: stmmac interrupt
> treatment prepared for multiple queues), which I fully agree.
> 
> In my setup is ok, but the idea is to have everyone's setup working :), so lets
> break them into smaller pieces, and let's only apply them when everyone confirms
> that is working ok in your setups, agree?
> 
> What is the typical mechanism for this? I send a patch reverting them?

If you can compose a single "git revert" command to achieve this, just
tell me what it is and I'll do it.

Otherwise send a patch that does the revert.

Thanks.