netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ethtool: don't require CAP_NET_ADMIN for ETHTOOL

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Date:   Sun, 25 Dec 2016 08:44:40 +0100
From:   Vincent Bernat <bernat@...fy.cx>
To:     Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethtool: don't require CAP_NET_ADMIN for ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS

 ❦ 24 novembre 2016 10:55 +0100, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com> :

> The ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS command is deprecating the ETHTOOL_GSET
> command and likewise it shouldn't require the CAP_NET_ADMIN
> capability.

Could this patch be pushed to stable branches too?
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