netdev - Re: PROBLEM: [1/2] Marvell 88E8040 (sky2) stopped working

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Date:   Tue, 28 May 2019 22:59:24 -0500
From:   Octavio Alvarez <octallk1@...arezp.org>
To:     Petr Štetiar <ynezz@...e.cz>
Cc:     Mirko Lindner <mlindner@...vell.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: [1/2] Marvell 88E8040 (sky2) stopped working

On 5/18/19 8:22 PM, Octavio Alvarez wrote:
> Hi, Petr,
> 
>> I'm just shooting out of the blue, as I don't have currently any rational
>> explanation for that now, but could you please change the line above to
>> following:
>>
>>            if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(iap))
> 
> It worked! Thank you for being so quick!

Hi, Petr,

I just pulled from master and I don't see any updates for sky2.c.

What would be the next step for getting the fix into the kernel? I have 
never written a patch for the kernel before and I really don't know if 
it would break anything else or disrupt any future work.

Should I write a patch or should I let you do it? And if I do, should I 
just change IS_ERR for IS_ERR_OR_NULL for all the drivers on your 
original patch or just for the sky2?

I will be glad to help.

Thanks,
Octavio.