netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9 v3] net: ethernet: ixp4xx: Use parent dev for DMA pool

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Date:   Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:01:30 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
To:     linus.walleij@...aro.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9 v3] net: ethernet: ixp4xx: Use parent dev
 for DMA pool

From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Date: Mon,  6 Jan 2020 08:46:47 +0100

> Use the netdevice struct device .parent field when calling
> dma_pool_create(): the .dma_coherent_mask and .dma_mask
> pertains to the bus device on the hardware (platform)
> bus in this case, not the struct device inside the network
> device. This makes the pool allocation work.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Networking changes don't use CC:'ing stable, please see the netdev
FAQ under Documentation/

And net-next changes don't go to stable.

If you want to submit this bug fix, submit to 'net' and provide an
appropriate Fixes: tag.

Thank you.