RE: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: hns3: support set_link_ksettings and for nway_reset ethtool command

From: Salil Mehta
Date: Fri Nov 03 2017 - 12:01:22 EST


Hi Andrew,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 3:52 PM
> To: lipeng (Y)
> Cc: davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Linuxarm; Salil Mehta
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: hns3: support set_link_ksettings
> and for nway_reset ethtool command
>
> On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 12:18:24PM +0800, Lipeng wrote:
> > This patch-set adds support for set_link_ksettings && for nway_resets
> > ethtool command and fixes some related ethtool bugs.
> > 1, patch[4/6] adds support for ethtool_ops.set_link_ksettings.
> > 2, patch[5/6] adds support ethtool_ops.for nway_reset.
> > 3, patch[1/6,2/6,3/6,6/6] fix some bugs for getting port information
> by
> > ethtool command(ethtool ethx).
>
> Hi Lipeng
>
> Do you want the fixes applied to net, and back ported to stable?
>
> If so, you need to submit them separately, and against the correct
> tree.
Yes, you are correct. This should have been submitted against net repo.
But now this patch-set has been accepted by Dave for net-next do you
think we can still submit it again against Dave's net repo?

Thanks
Salil

>
> Andrew