netdev - Re: [PATCH net 08/13] net/mlx5e: Implement ndo_tx

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Message-ID: <CALzJLG8Jer+iz86SiXPsQC904hcOQnD4bZtDsn7riE64m3etVQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:27:05 +0300
From:	Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@....mellanox.co.il>
To:	Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
Cc:	Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
	Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 08/13] net/mlx5e: Implement ndo_tx_timeout callback

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com> wrote:
>> Add callback to handle TX timeouts.
>>
>> Fixes: f62b8bb8f2d3 ('net/mlx5: Extend mlx5_core to support ConnectX-4 Ethernet functionality')
>
> Not that I mind, but does implementing ndo_tx_timeout actually counts as a fix?

Why not if you want it to get backported to -stable and distros as a
resiliency fix.

Maybe Dave can give some insight..