netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Fix broken PTP over IP on Ocelot switches

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Date:   Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:35:07 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Po Liu <po.liu@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>,
        "UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com" <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Xiaoliang Yang <xiaoliang.yang_1@....com>,
        "Y.B. Lu" <yangbo.lu@....com>, Rui Sousa <rui.sousa@....com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        "Allan W . Nielsen" <allan.nielsen@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Fix broken PTP over IP on Ocelot switches

On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:55:00 +0000 Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 07:01:01PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Nov 2021 23:45:21 +0000 Vladimir Oltean wrote:  
> > > I don't know why I targeted these patches to "net-next". Habit I guess.
> > > Nonetheless, they apply equally well to "net", can they be considered
> > > for merging there without me resending?  
> >
> > Only patch 1 looks like a fix, tho? Patch 4 seems to fall into
> > the "this never worked and doesn't cause a crash" category.
> >
> > I'm hoping to send a PR tomorrow, so if you resend quickly it
> > will be in net-next soon.  
> 
> It's true that a lot of work went into ocelot_vcap.c in order to make it
> safely usable for traps outside of the tc-flower offload, and I
> understand that you need to draw the line somewhere. But on the other
> hand, this is fixing very real problems that are bothering real users.
> Patch 1, not so much, it popped up as a result of discussions and
> looking at code. None of the bugs fixed here cause a crash, it's just
> that things don't work as expected. Technically, a user could still set
> up the appropriate traps via tc-flower and PTP would work, but they'd
> have to know that they need to, in the first place. So I would still be
> very appreciative if all 4 patches would be considered for inclusion
> into "net". I'm not expecting them to be backported very far, of course,
> but as long as they reach at least v5.15 I'm happy.

Alright, but please expect more push back going forward. Linus was
pretty clear on what constitutes -rc material in the past, and we're
sending quite a lot of code in each week..