netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: tag_rtl4_a: Drop bit 9 from egress frames

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Date:   Wed, 15 Sep 2021 03:10:07 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        olteanv@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: tag_rtl4_a: Drop bit 9 from egress frames

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master):

On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:31:56 +0200 you wrote:
> This drops the code setting bit 9 on egress frames on the
> Realtek "type A" (RTL8366RB) frames.
> 
> This bit was set on ingress frames for unknown reason,
> and was set on egress frames as the format of ingress
> and egress frames was believed to be the same. As that
> assumption turned out to be false, and since this bit
> seems to have zero effect on the behaviour of the switch
> let's drop this bit entirely.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: dsa: tag_rtl4_a: Drop bit 9 from egress frames
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/339133f6c318

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