netdev - RE: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: Terminate FPE workqueue in suspend

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Date:   Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:36:15 +0000
From:   "Ismail, Mohammad Athari" <mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        "Ong, Boon Leong" <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>,
        "Voon, Weifeng" <weifeng.voon@...el.com>,
        "Tan, Tee Min" <tee.min.tan@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: Terminate FPE workqueue in suspend



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 5:32 PM
> To: Ismail, Mohammad Athari <mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com>
> Cc: Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>; Jose Abreu
> <joabreu@...opsys.com>; David S . Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; Jakub
> Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>;
> Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>; Ong, Boon Leong
> <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>; Voon, Weifeng <weifeng.voon@...el.com>; Tan,
> Tee Min <tee.min.tan@...el.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; stable@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: Terminate FPE workqueue in suspend
> 
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 05:17:54PM +0800,
> mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com wrote:
> > From: Mohammad Athari Bin Ismail <mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com>
> >
> > Add stmmac_fpe_stop_wq() in stmmac_suspend() to terminate FPE
> > workqueue during suspend. So, in suspend mode, there will be no FPE
> > workqueue available. Without this fix, new additional FPE workqueue
> > will be created in every suspend->resume cycle.
> >
> > Fixes: 5a5586112b92 ("net: stmmac: support FPE link partner
> > hand-shaking procedure")
> > Signed-off-by: Mohammad Athari Bin Ismail
> > <mohammad.athari.ismail@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel
> tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

I'm sorry. Will follow the correct process. Thank you for the advice.

-Athari-