From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC6DFC4332B for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:08:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7950B22B4B for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:08:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726864AbgLUTIY (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:08:24 -0500 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:55584 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725818AbgLUTIY (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:08:24 -0500 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:07:42 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1608577663; bh=nzodhQOYcOtmkolYERXSw4lgxDNMgE+5FfZpLkVIado=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=JZs/Comh3uyd98CpHKwcSiNXvWMsci4k+kM3LQOVJqZ/VgTxn/RGvUYZm17eQQxbP oSt2fbpKFTMx1Klj4ri10ibTY0MQiyYU6PkFQu23Rx1O5iJ2XL/NoFvrzRBfWvvS+h gFBg8SflDbPTYPmCfz/KL4kc+bMuoweP8S73WANMzMy3lE/0eDMHGJWB1r4k6BORwa io3WZ8hoheA19U4JwOAA7gSRvVkY6STRCNA/NXI/NLWQreOUsNgPlm7yLCVDYGv+GJ 1DEe5Enpcuflj62iAF2Nmt3hRp68FJqa0EeYxXgQaC3C3AvWgqGceMcYoG491Scy1D gbUbAigvgS+ZQ== From: Sasha Levin To: Jakub Kicinski Cc: Russell King - ARM Linux admin , stable@vger.kernel.org, Marcin Wojtas , Antoine Tenart , Alexandre Belloni , "David S. Miller" , netdev , Gabor Samu , Jon Nettleton , Andrew Elwell , Greg Kroah-Hartman Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: mvpp2: add mvpp2_phylink_to_port() helper Message-ID: <20201221190742.GE643756@sasha-vm> References: <20201102180326.GA2416734@kroah.com> <20201208133532.GH643756@sasha-vm> <20201221102539.6bdb9f5c@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> <20201221183032.GA1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> <20201221104757.2cd8d68c@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20201221104757.2cd8d68c@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 10:47:57AM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote: >On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:30:32 +0000 Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 10:25:39AM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote: >> > We need to work with stable maintainers on this, let's see.. >> > >> > Greg asked for a clear description of what happens, from your >> > previous response it sounds like a null-deref in mvpp2_mac_config(). >> > Is the netdev -> config -> netdev linking not ready by the time >> > mvpp2_mac_config() is called? >> >> We are going round in circles, so nothing is going to happen. >> >> I stated in detail in one of my emails on the 10th December why the >> problem occurs. So, Greg has the description already. There is no >> need to repeat it. >> >> Can we please move forward with this? > >Well, the fact it wasn't quoted in Marcin's reply and that I didn't >spot it when scanning the 30 email thread should be a clear enough >indication whether pinging threads is a good strategy.. > >A clear, fresh backport request would had been much more successful >and easier for Greg to process. If you still don't see a reply in >2 weeks, please just do that. > >In case Greg is in fact reading this: > > >Greg, can we backport: > >6c2b49eb9671 ("net: mvpp2: add mvpp2_phylink_to_port() helper") I've queued it for 5.4, thanks! -- Thanks, Sasha