netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fix for KSZ DSA switch shutdown

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Date:   Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:41:40 +0200
From:   Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@....de>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, p.rosenberger@...bus.com,
        woojung.huh@...rochip.com, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        vivien.didelot@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fix for KSZ DSA switch shutdown

On 09.09.21 at 17:17, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> This is not correct. The kernel I use right now is based on Gregs stable linux-5.10.y.
>> The commit number is correct here. Sorry for the confusion.
>
> Can you use 5.14.2?
>
> When we understand the problem, the fixes will need to be for
> net-next, which will be based on 5.15-rcX. They will then be
> backported to 5.10. So you need to do some testing on a newer
> kernel. Such testing will also help us figure out if it is a new
> problem, or a backporting problem.
>
> 	 Andrew
>


You are right, I will try to switch to a newer kernel to test future DSA issue like that
(I have the impression that DSA is an area in which a lot of progress is done from
one kernel version to the next).

Regards,
Lino