netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] net: stmmac: fixes and new features

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Message-ID: <f77cb80c-d4b2-4742-96cb-db01fbd96e0e@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:25:19 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Konrad Leszczynski <konrad.leszczynski@...el.com>
Cc: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>, davem@...emloft.net,
	andrew+netdev@...n.ch, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cezary.rojewski@...el.com,
	sebastian.basierski@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] net: stmmac: fixes and new features

On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 08:47:02AM +0200, Konrad Leszczynski wrote:
> 
> On 26-Aug-25 19:29, Vadim Fedorenko wrote:
> > On 26/08/2025 12:32, Konrad Leszczynski wrote:
> > > This series starts with three fixes addressing KASAN panic on ethtool
> > > usage, Enhanced Descriptor printing and flow stop on TC block setup when
> > > interface down.
> > > Everything that follows adds new features such as ARP Offload support,
> > > VLAN protocol detection and TC flower filter support.
> > 
> > Well, mixing fixes and features in one patchset is not a great idea.
> > Fixes patches should have Fixes: tags and go to -net tree while features
> > should go to net-next. It's better to split series into 2 and provide
> > proper tags for the "fixes" part
> 
> Hi Vadim,
> 
> Thanks for the review. I've specifically placed the fixes first and the
> features afterwards to not intertwine the patches. I can split them into two
> patchsets if you think that's the best way to go.

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-netdev.html

You probably need to wait a week between the fixes and new features in
order that net and net-next are synced.

    Andrew

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