linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: rtl8150: don't incorrectly assign random MAC addresses

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Message-ID: <20201018125425.05ef059d@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:54:25 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@...il.com>,
        petkan@...leusys.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        linux-next@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: rtl8150: don't incorrectly assign random
 MAC addresses

On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:37:00 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:24:51 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:59:22 +1100 Stephen Rothwell wrote:  
> > > > I will apply the above patch to the merge of the usb tree today to fix
> > > > up a semantic conflict between the usb tree and Linus' tree.      
> > > 
> > > It looks like you forgot to mention this one to Linus :-(
> > > 
> > > It should probably say:
> > > 
> > > Fixes: b2a0f274e3f7 ("net: rtl8150: Use the new usb control message API.")    
> > 
> > Umpf. I think Greg sent his changes first, so this is on me.
> > 
> > The networking PR is still outstanding, can we reply to the PR with
> > the merge guidance. Or is it too late?  
> 
> I take that back, this came through net, not net-next so our current
> PR is irrelevant :)

Looks like the best thing to do right now is to put this fix in net,
so let me do just that (with the Fixes tag from Stephen).

Thanks Anant!