Re: https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/2/1/531

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 09:35:11PM +0200, Smart Weblications GmbH - Florian Wiessner wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Am 22.05.2013 21:06, schrieb Greg KH:> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 08:16:25PM +0200,
> Smart Weblications GmbH - Florian Wiessner wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 22.05.2013 18:23, schrieb Greg KH:
> >>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 06:16:11PM +0200, Smart Weblications GmbH - Florian
> Wiessner wrote:
> >>>> Am 22.05.2013 15:57, schrieb Greg KH:
> >>>>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 01:36:09PM +0200, Smart Weblications GmbH -
> Florian Wiessner wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> why is this patch still not backported to 3.4?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I today tried 3.4.46 from kernel.org, but the patch STILL seems _NOT_
> included?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> WHY IS THAT?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> <formletter>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> >>>>> stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> >>>>> for how to do this properly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> </formletter>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't want to submit a patch - i wanted to know why this patch still is
> not in
> >>>> the kernel (it is afaics at least 6 months old!)
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps because it was not submitted properly as documented above?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Well, i don't know. I have not written that patch, but tested and applied it
> >> against 3.4.36 where it worked fine.
> >>
> >> But i am unable to apply it to 3.4.46 (there are rejects if i try to apply it,
> >> obviously because there were changes in the meanwhile) - It would be cool if
> >> someone could tell if that patch is really needed anymore with 3.4.46.
> >>
> >> I am no C coder and only have little C experience, but i'd like to use this
> >> patch with current 3.4 stable Kernel or at least make sure that this patch is
> >> not needed anymore with current stable kernels...
> >
> > Why do you think that it is needed?  And does it match up to a specific
> > change that is already in Linus's tree?  That is a requirement here.
> >
> 
> It is needed, because without it (at least in 3.4.36) virtualized guests
> (kvm/qemu) are unable to use br0 (bridge) if the bridge uses a bond with mode 6
> (balance-alb).
> 
> https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/net-next/+/567b871e503316b0927e54a3d7c86d50b722d955%5E!/

Ok, that's what we need.

Now, please cc: the developers / maintainers of that patch and ask them
to have it included in the 3.4-stable kernel series.

Then, if they agree, the network maintainer will pick it up and send it
to me for inclusion.

thanks,

greg k-h