netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: ensure PHY is powered up when reading ID registers

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Date:   Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:47:11 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hkallweit1@...il.com
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: ensure PHY is powered up when reading ID
 registers

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2019 22:07:50 +0100

> Regarding net vs. net-next:
> Quite a few of the latest net commits don't meet the strict criteria
> for a fix (as documented). Means: The risk that a problem could
> occur isn't sufficient, at least one user has to actually face a
> problem. So it seems net vs. net-next criteria is somewhat flexible.
> Therefore I wasn't sure in this case.

Sometimes I can, and often do, make a judgement call.

I try to consider what value there is in deferring a change out to
net-next, and if I honestly don't see one I tend to accept it as a
'net' change.