netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Fix marvell_set_downshift() from clobbering MSCR register

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Date:   Sat, 14 Mar 2020 20:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     darell.tan@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        hkallweit1@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: phy: Fix marvell_set_downshift() from clobbering
 MSCR register

From: Darell Tan <darell.tan@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 22:14:08 +0800

> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 2:45 PM David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>>
>> From: Darell Tan <darell.tan@...il.com>
>> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:41:38 +0800
>>
>> > Fix marvell_set_downshift() from clobbering MSCR register.
>> >
>> > A typo in marvell_set_downshift() clobbers the MSCR register. This
>> > register also shares settings with the auto MDI-X detection, set by
>> > marvell_set_polarity(). In the 1116R init, downshift is set after
>> > polarity, causing the polarity settings to be clobbered.
>> >
>> > This bug is present on the 5.4 series and was introduced in commit
>> > 6ef05eb73c8f ("net: phy: marvell: Refactor setting downshift into a
>> > helper"). This patch need not be forward-ported to 5.5 because the
>> > functions were rewritten.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Darell Tan <darell.tan@...il.com>
>>
>> I don't see marvell_set_downshift() in 'net' nor 'net-next'.
> 
> This patch applies to the 5.4.x long term series and earlier, but not
> to -stable or -next because the affected functions have already been
> refactored.
> 
> Sorry I'm new to this. Should I be incorporating Andrew's comments and
> sending a v2 to the linux-kernel list instead?

Submit it to stable@...r.kernel.org, include my:

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>

And be sure to CC: me and make it clear that I directed you to do this.

Thank you.