Re: [PATCH net v2] net: stmmac: remove unneeded stmmac_poll_controller

From: Remi Pommarel
Date: Wed Oct 04 2023 - 10:50:56 EST


On Mon, Oct 02, 2023 at 01:37:59PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:47:56 +0200 Remi Pommarel wrote:
> > > I'm sorry for the incremental feedback, but we also need a suitable
> > > Fixes tag, thanks!
> >
> > I didn't include Fixes tag because it would go back up to the initial
> > driver support commit [0]. I can't be sure that this commit includes
> > necessary NAPI implementation to be able to get rid of
> > .ndo_poll_controller callback back then. And I am not able to test it on
> > older version than 5.15.x hence I only included the 5.15.x Cc tag
> > version prerequisite.
> >
> > But I surely can add a Fixed tag if it is ok for it to be [0].
> >
> > Also sorry for the long replying delay.
> >
> > [0] commit 47dd7a540b8a ("net: add support for STMicroelectronics Ethernet controllers")
>
> AFAIU the Fixes tag only indicates where the bug was present,
> no guarantees on whether the fix can be backported as far back.
> IOW I think [0] as Fixes tag will be perfectly correct, please
> repost with it included?

Ok that makes sense, thanks. Will resend with Fixes tag.

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Remi