netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: netsec: enable tx-irq during open callback

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Date:   Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:27:59 +0530
From:   Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "<netdev@...r.kernel.org>" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima@...aro.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: netsec: enable tx-irq during open callback

Hi Dave,

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:16 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: jassisinghbrar@...il.com
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:52:16 +0530
>
>> From: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
>>
>> Enable TX-irq as well during ndo_open() as we can not count upon
>> RX to arrive early enough to trigger the napi. This patch is critical
>> for installation over network.
>>
>> Fixes: 533dd11a12f6 ("net: socionext: Add Synquacer NetSec driver")
>> Signed-off-by: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
>
> Applied.
>
Just to make sure, let me please mention that c009f413b79de52 and
9a00b697ce31e are very much needed in stable kernel. Without these we
couldn't install any OS over network.

Thanks.