netdev - Re: [net-next 03/12] e1000e: add check on e1e

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Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:54:24 -0700
From:   Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
        jogreene@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next 03/12] e1000e: add check on e1e_wphy() return value

On Thu, 2017-08-10 at 19:53 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-08-10 at 21:47 -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> > 
> > I'm a little confused. Is this patch causing any trouble?
> 
> Not to me.  I no longer have an e1000e.
> 
> Given the commit message, this just seemed to be a patch
> that _might_ cause an issue if this code patch is actually
> untested.
> 
> Compilation wise, it's obviously fine.

Fortunately, I have all patches submitted to me thoroughly tested.  It
was a good catch, and we confirmed it does provide a valid fix.
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