linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add support to broadcom 5222 PHY

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXSikK0CVs2M+mGGQ4+uwLVCb=wDUWFX9UDTYvt_F58Nw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:37:19 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Stany MARCEL <stany.marcel@...asys-ingenierie.com>
Cc:	linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add support to broadcom 5222 PHY

Hi Stany,

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Stany MARCEL
<stany.marcel@...asys-ingenierie.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Stany MARCEL
>> <stany.marcel@...asys-ingenierie.com> wrote:
>>> Signed-off-by: Stany MARCEL <stany.marcel@...asys-ingenierie.com>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>  This driver is an adaption of the one given by freescale for kernel 2.6.25.
>>>
>>>  Tested with kernel 3.4.8 with arch/m68k backported from linux-m68k head
>>>  2 FEC configured with shared phy
>>>
>>>  drivers/net/phy/Kconfig        |    7 +-
>>>  drivers/net/phy/Makefile       |    1 +
>>>  drivers/net/phy/broadcom522x.c |  171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> This patch and "[PATCH 3/3] Add support to M54xx DMA FEC Driver" need to go
>> through the netdev tree, or collect acks there.
>
> Please, what is the good process to follow as patch 3 depends on patch 1 ?
>
> Submit 1 to m68k tree and wait for it to be pulled on mainline then
> push 3 to netdev tree ?

Just make sure to add netdev@...r.kernel.org to the CC list, and mention in the
introductory email that you want to collect acks from the netdev maintainer
for patches 1 and 3. After that all 3 patches can go via Greg's m68knommu
tree (for Coldfire).

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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