linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: mdio: meson-gxl set 28th bit in eth

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Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 21:07:53 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Da Xue <da@...re.computer>
Cc: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
	Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
	Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mdio: meson-gxl set 28th bit in eth_reg2

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 02:56:45PM -0400, Da Xue wrote:
> This bit is necessary to enable packets on the interface. Without this
> bit set, ethernet behaves as if it is working but no activity occurs.
> 
> The vendor SDK sets this bit along with the PHY_ID bits. u-boot will set
> this bit as well but if u-boot is not compiled with networking, the
> interface will not work.
> 
> Fixes: 9a24e1ff4326 ("net: mdio: add amlogic gxl mdio mux support");
> 
> Signed-off-by: Da Xue <da@...re.computer>

Please don't put blank lines between tags.

If you intend that this patch is backported to stable, please add

Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org

Also please read:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-netdev.html#netdev-faq

particularly the bit about indicating the tree in the Subject:

    Andrew

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