netdev - Re: mvneta: SGMII fixed-link not so fixed

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:02:41 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, linux@....linux.org.uk
CC:	andrew@...n.ch, stsp@...t.ru, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: mvneta: SGMII fixed-link not so fixed

On 17/09/15 15:12, David Miller wrote:
> From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:42:09 +0100
> 
>> Thanks, I think that will solve it.  I have to wonder why that patch
>> (f8af8e6eb9509 in mainline) didn't made it into v4.2 though, as it's
>> billed as a regression that occurred in the previous merge window, and
>> given that it was sent in July, and we're now in September.  As it
>> wasn't in v4.2, it looks like it should be a stable candidate.
> 
> The series had a whole bunch of non bug fixes in it and we were in
> the final phases of 4.2, in which case I defer to applying patches
> to net-next only unless I'm told otherwise.

To your defense, Staas and I kept arguing for a while, slowing the
entire process down until we agreed on a proper solution, the submission
was targeting your 'net' tree, but I did not realize until now that
these got applied to 'net-next'.

> 
> It's up the the patch/series author to let me know that an important
> regression fix is hidden in there, but they should have submitted
> it seperately from the rest in that kind of situation anyways.
> 
>> David, any objections to having the stable guys pick this regression
>> fix up, if not already done so?
> 
> More than this patch is needed, the one before it (3/4) instantiates
> the necessary property in the DT, for example.
> 
> I can queue up the whole series for -stable if you want.

I think this would be a good thing, mvneta-based platforms are fairly
popular.

Thank you!
-- 
Florian
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