netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 2/7] net: dsa: mt7530: fix trapping frames with multiple CPU ports on MT7530

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Message-ID: <20230613171858.ybhtlwxqwp7gyrfs@skbuf>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:18:58 +0300
From: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To: Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>
Cc: Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>,
	Landen Chao <Landen.Chao@...iatek.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 2/7] net: dsa: mt7530: fix trapping frames with
 multiple CPU ports on MT7530

On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 08:14:35PM +0300, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> Actually, having only "net: dsa: introduce preferred_default_local_cpu_port
> and use on MT7530" backported is an enough solution for the current stable
> kernels.
> 
> When multiple CPU ports are defined on the devicetree, the CPU_PORT bits
> will be set to port 6. The active CPU port will also be port 6.
> 
> This would only become an issue with the changing the DSA conduit support.
> But that's never going to happen as this patch will always be on the kernels
> that support changing the DSA conduit.

Aha, ok. I thought that device trees with CPU port 5 exclusively defined
also exist in the wild. If not, and this patch fixes a theoretical only
issue, then it is net-next material.