linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: am335x-sancloud-bbe: Fix PHY mode for ethernet

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Message-ID: <20191008165154.GH5610@atomide.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Oct 2019 09:51:54 -0700
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Jeroen Hofstee <jhofstee@...tronenergy.com>
Cc:     Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
        "linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
        Benoît Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: am335x-sancloud-bbe: Fix PHY mode for ethernet

* Jeroen Hofstee <jhofstee@...tronenergy.com> [191008 16:43]:
> Hello Tony,
> 
> On 10/8/19 6:14 PM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Jeroen Hofstee <jhofstee@...tronenergy.com> [191008 16:03]:
> >> Hello Tony,
> >>
> >> On 10/8/19 4:23 PM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> >>> * Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com> [191003 02:32]:
> >>>> On 03/10/2019 11:16, Jeroen Hofstee wrote:
> >>>>> Furthermore 4.19 is fine, so there is no need to include it in stable
> >>>>> and have a note to make sure also other patches are required etc.
> >>>> Hence all above patches went in 5.1 it would be correct to mention only
> >>>> 6d4cd041f0af net: phy: at803x: disable delay only for RGMII mode
> >>> Jeroen, can you please send an updated patch with the fixes
> >>> tag changed?
> >>>
> >> For completeness, there is no "Fixes tag" as you mentioned.
> >> The commit only refers to another commit which introduces
> >> a problem.
> > Well please add the fixes tag, that way this will get
> > properly applied to earlier stable kernels too :)
> 
> But 4.19 is fine, this is an issue in 5.1 as in EOL...
> I really don't understand why I should waste time
> to figure out what happened exactly during the 5.1
> release cycle...

Hmm so what's the issue with just adding the fixes tag Grygorii
suggested:

6d4cd041f0af ("net: phy: at803x: disable delay only for RGMII mode")

No need to dig further?

Regards,

Tony