netdev - Re: [stable] [PATCH net-2.6/stable] tg3: Restrict phy ioctl access

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Message-Id: <20110216.165606.193703255.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:56:06 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mcarlson@...adcom.com
Cc:	greg@...ah.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH net-2.6/stable] tg3: Restrict phy ioctl access

From: "Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:39:47 -0800

> So the proper thing to do here is recall the patch, submit a new patch
> to net-2.6 with a CC: stabel@...nel.org in the signed-off-by section.

No.

I have not applied your patch yet, but when I do and I also get my
tree pulled next time into Linus's tree, you can ask stable to apply
it.

Because only at that point will it exist as a commit in Linus's tree.

Before that happens you cannot ask Greg to apply it to his tree.
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