Re: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: enable all safety features by default

From: Andrew Halaney
Date: Wed Jan 18 2023 - 10:32:01 EST


On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 07:43:48PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:37:23 -0600 Andrew Halaney wrote:
> > I've been working on a newer Qualcomm platform (sa8540p-ride) which has
> > a variant of dwmac5 in it. This patch is something Ning stumbled on when
> > adding some support for it downstream, and has been in my queue as I try
> > and get some support ready for review on list upstream.
> >
> > Since it isn't really related to the particular hardware I decided to
> > pop it on list now. Please let me know if instead of enabling by default
> > (which the original implementation did and is why I went that route) a
> > message like "Safety features detected but not enabled in software" is
> > preferred and platforms are skipped unless they opt-in for enablement.
>
> Could you repost and CC Wong Vee Khee, and maybe some other Intel folks
> who have been touching stmmac recently? They are probably the best to
> comment / review.
>

Shoot, yes thank you I intended to do! Will resend.

- Andrew