netdev - Re: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel

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Date:   Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:43:39 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...inera.com>
Cc:     "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "madalin.bucur@....com" <madalin.bucur@....com>,
        "madskateman@...il.com" <madskateman@...il.com>
Subject: Re: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel

> That doesn't work really, having users to hit the bug, debug it, fix it and then
> find it fixed already in upstream, then specifically request it to be backported to stable. 
> I don't need this fix to be backported, already got it. Someone else might though.

The "someone else might though" is a big point of asking for it to
added to stable. The other reason is it means one less patch you need
to maintain in your build.

> I would be interested in bug fixes upstream which fixes:

Did you try upstream? Does it give the same errors?

    Andrew