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=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED 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 DB7F4C2D0B1 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2020 10:55:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCDA42082E for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2020 10:55:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726845AbgBDKzS (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Feb 2020 05:55:18 -0500 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:41792 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726631AbgBDKzS (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Feb 2020 05:55:18 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2001:982:756:1:57a7:3bfd:5e85:defb]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7233C12DE6612; Tue, 4 Feb 2020 02:55:17 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:55:16 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <20200204.115516.1053407271785679261.davem@davemloft.net> To: michael.chan@broadcom.com Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, vasundhara-v.volam@broadcom.com Subject: Re: [stable] bnxt_en: Move devlink_register before registering netdev From: David Miller In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:55:18 -0800 (PST) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: Michael Chan Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 23:42:00 -0800 > David, I'd like to request this patch for 5.4 and 5.5 stable kernels. > Without this patch, the phys_port_name may not be registered in time > for the netdev and some users report seeing inconsistent naming of the > device. Thanks. Queued up, thanks Michael.