linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.0 53/77] net: sfp: move quirk handling into sfp.c

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Date:   Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:15:39 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, andrew@...n.ch,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.0 53/77] net: sfp: move quirk handling into
 sfp.c

On Sun, Oct 09, 2022 at 06:07:30PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 23571c7b96437483d28a990c906cc81f5f66374e ]
> 
> We need to handle more quirks than just those which affect the link
> modes of the module. Move the quirk lookup into sfp.c, and pass the
> quirk to sfp-bus.c

NAK.

There is absolutely no point in stable picking up this commit. On its
own, it doesn't do anything beneficial. It isn't a fix for anything.
It isn't stable material.

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