netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] drivers: net: xgene: Fix backward compatibility of newer firmware with older kernel

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Message-Id: <20150304.155438.1283662648499374073.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:54:38 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	isubramanian@....com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, mlangsdo@...hat.com,
	patches@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] drivers: net: xgene: Fix backward compatibility
 of newer firmware with older kernel

From: Iyappan Subramanian <isubramanian@....com>
Date: Tue,  3 Mar 2015 11:39:38 -0800

> Kernel 3.17 driver supports only RGMII ethernet interface.
> Since the Tianocore DT contains same compatibility string for RGMII,
> SGMII based 1G and XFI based 10G interfaces, crash happens when probe called
> on SGMII based 1G and XFI based 10G interface.
> 
> This patch fixes the backward compatibility of the older driver with the
> newer firmware by making the binding unique so that the older driver won't
> recognize the non-supported interfaces.
> 
> v2: Address comments from v1
> * updated cover letter subject line with net: xgene
> * Documentation: formatted compatible string values as list
> 
> v1:
> * Initial version

Series applied, thanks.
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