netdev - Re: [PATCH V2 net] net: mana: Configure hwc timeout from hardware

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Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2023 11:16:07 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Souradeep Chakrabarti <schakrabarti@...ux.microsoft.com>
Cc: kys@...rosoft.com, haiyangz@...rosoft.com, wei.liu@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 net] net: mana: Configure hwc timeout from hardware

On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 02:45:28AM -0700, Souradeep Chakrabarti wrote:
> At present hwc timeout value is a fixed value.
> This patch sets the hwc timeout from the hardware.

This really does not describe what is happening here.  Please read the
documentation for how to write a good changelog text.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Souradeep Chakrabarti <schakrabarti@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---
> V1 -> V2:
> * Added return check for mana_gd_query_hwc_timeout
> * Removed dev_err from mana_gd_query_hwc_timeout

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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read:
    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

</formletter>