netdev - Re: [PATCH net v6] net: sched: cls_u32: Fix u32's systematic failure to free IDR entries for hnodes.

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Message-ID: <CAM0EoMk=1dsi1C02si9MV_E-wX5hu01bi5yTfyMmL9i2FLys1g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:23:29 -0500
From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Alexandre Ferrieux <alexandre.ferrieux@...il.com>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, 
	alexandre.ferrieux@...nge.com, 
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v6] net: sched: cls_u32: Fix u32's systematic failure
 to free IDR entries for hnodes.

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:26 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 07:50:53 -0500 Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
> > Please split the test into a separate patch targeting net-next.
>
> Separate patch - okay, but why are you asking people to send the tests
> to net-next? These sort of requests lead people to try to run
> linux-next tests on stable trees.

AFAIK, those are the rules.
The test case is not a fix therefore cant go to -net.
You wait until the fix shows up in net-next then you push the test
case into net-next.
I should have clarified to Alexandre the "wait until the fix shows up
in net-next" part.

cheers,
jamal