linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.9 1/2] net: hso: register netdev later to avoid a race condition

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Message-ID: <YYuuHPXYwGGYhrc2@google.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:33:48 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Andreas Kemnade <andreas@...nade.info>,
        "H . Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.9 1/2] net: hso: register netdev later to avoid a race
 condition

On Wed, 10 Nov 2021, Greg KH wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 10:02:49AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Nov 2021, Lee Jones wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2021, Greg KH wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 09:39:58AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > From: Andreas Kemnade <andreas@...nade.info>
> > > > > 
> > > > > [ Upstream commit 4c761daf8bb9a2cbda9facf53ea85d9061f4281e ]
> > > > 
> > > > You already sent this for inclusion:
> > > > 	https://lore.kernel.org/r/YYU1KqvnZLyPbFcb@google.com
> > > > 
> > > > Why send it again?
> > > 
> > > The real question is; why didn't I sent patch 2 at the same time!
> > 
> > Also, why didn't it go away when I rebased prior to sending this?
> 
> Because it is still in the queue and has not been in a released 4.4.y or
> 4.9.y kernel yet.

I guess that answers all of our questions then.

Both patches still reside on the topic branch and I don't have the
brain capacity nor project management skills to keep track of all the
patch status' without Git branches. :)

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