linux-kernel - RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net-next PATCH v5 2/6] octeontx2-pf: Add AF

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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:07:02 +0000
From: Suman Ghosh <sumang@...vell.com>
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Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [net-next PATCH v5 2/6] octeontx2-pf: Add AF_XDP
 non-zero copy support

>Hi Suman,
>
>If this is a bug fix then it should be targeted at net, which implies
>splitting it out of this patch-set.
>
>If, on the other hand, it is not a fix then it should not have a Fixes
>tag.
>In that case you can cite a commit using this syntax:
>
>commit 06059a1a9a4a ("octeontx2-pf: Add XDP support to netdev PF")
>
>Unlike a Fixes tag it:
>* Should be in the body of the patch description,
>  rather than part of the tags at the bottom of the patch description
>* May be line wrapped
>* Can me included in a sentence
[Suman] Hi Simon,
This was suggested the Paolo in v3. He suggested this to simplify the merging process but to add the fix tag.