netdev - RE: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel

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Date:   Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:24:57 +0000
From:   Madalin-cristian Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>
To:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "madskateman@...il.com" <madskateman@...il.com>,
        Madalin-cristian Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...inera.com>
Subject: RE: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of Madalin-cristian Bucur
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:16 PM
> To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>; Joakim Tjernlund
> <Joakim.Tjernlund@...inera.com>
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> madskateman@...il.com; David S . Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Subject: RE: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@...n.ch]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:44 PM
> > To: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...inera.com>
> > Subject: Re: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel
> >
> > > That doesn't work really, having users to hit the bug, debug it, fix
> it
> > and then
> > > find it fixed already in upstream, then specifically request it to be
> > backported to stable.
> > > I don't need this fix to be backported, already got it. Someone else
> > might though.
> >
> > The "someone else might though" is a big point of asking for it to
> > added to stable. The other reason is it means one less patch you need
> > to maintain in your build.
> 
> I've sent that patch [1] for net but I guess the timing was wrong and
> it was merged to net-next.
> 
> > > I would be interested in bug fixes upstream which fixes:
> >
> > Did you try upstream? Does it give the same errors?
> >
> >     Andrew
> 
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10146119/
> 
> Madalin

Hi Dave,

Can you please add the fix [1] to stable?

Thank you,
Madalin