netdev - Re: [PATCH v7 net 4/4] net: axiemac: use a phandle to reference pcs

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Message-ID: <20220329184819.6d4354b6@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:48:19 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@...ive.com>
Cc:     radhey.shyam.pandey@...inx.com, robert.hancock@...ian.com,
        michal.simek@...inx.com, davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, robh@...nel.org,
        Greentime Hu <greentime.hu@...ive.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 net 4/4] net: axiemac: use a phandle to reference
 pcs_phy

On Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:25:15 +0200 Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > I'm not sure if this is a fix or adding support for a new configuration.
> > Andrew, WDYT?  
> 
> I guess it fails this stable rule:
> 
> It must fix a problem that causes a build error (but not for things
> marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real
> security issue, or some “oh, that’s not good” issue. In short,
> something critical.
> 
> So this probably should be for net-next.

Okay, thanks! Just to spell it out this means you'll need to hold off
with reposting, Andy, until net-next re-opens (which means until
5.18-rc1 kernel version is tagged by Linus, see the netdev-FAQ).

You should also drop the Fixes tag from patch 4. The change will make
it to Linux 5.19 and won't be backported to stable.