linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19.y] net: dsa: mt7530: disable learning on standalone ports

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Date:   Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:29:27 -0400
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     DENG Qingfang <dqfext@...il.com>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        "open list:MEDIATEK SWITCH DRIVER" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/Mediatek SoC support" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/Mediatek SoC support" 
        <linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19.y] net: dsa: mt7530: disable learning on standalone
 ports

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 01:55:08PM +0800, DENG Qingfang wrote:
>This is a partial backport of commit 5a30833b9a16f8d1aa15de06636f9317ca51f9df
>("net: dsa: mt7530: support MDB and bridge flag operations") upstream.
>
>Make sure that the standalone ports start up with learning disabled.

What's the reasoning behind:

1. Backporting this patch?
2. A partial backport of this patch?

-- 
Thanks,
Sasha