linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-stm32] [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 28/45] net: stmmac: Fixed mtu channged by cache aligned

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:39:22 +0100
From:   Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, David Wu <david.wu@...k-chips.com>,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-stm32] [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 28/45] net: stmmac: Fixed mtu
 channged by cache aligned

Hello Sasha,

On 20.01.21 15:26, Sasha Levin wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 10:08:15PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:25:45 -0500 Sasha Levin wrote:
>>> From: David Wu <david.wu@...k-chips.com>
>>>
>>> [ Upstream commit 5b55299eed78538cc4746e50ee97103a1643249c ]
>>>
>>> Since the original mtu is not used when the mtu is updated,
>>> the mtu is aligned with cache, this will get an incorrect.
>>> For example, if you want to configure the mtu to be 1500,
>>> but mtu 1536 is configured in fact.
>>>
>>> Fixed: eaf4fac478077 ("net: stmmac: Do not accept invalid MTU values")
>>> Signed-off-by: David Wu <david.wu@...k-chips.com>
>>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210113034109.27865-1-david.wu@rock-chips.com
>>> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
>>
>> This was applied 6 days ago, I thought you said you wait two weeks.
>> What am I missing?
> 
> The "AUTOSEL" review cycle is an additional hurdle automatically
> selected patches need to clear before being queued up. There are 7 days
> between the day I sent the review for these and the first day I might
> queue them up.

I guess this could benefit from being documented in
Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst? Or is this documented
elsewhere?

> 
> This mail isn't an indication that the patch has been added to the
> queue, it's just an extra step to give folks time to object.
> 
> If you add up all the days you'll get >14 :)
> 

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