DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel

[Madalin-cristian Bucur]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner at vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner at vger.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of Madalin-cristian Bucur
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 4:16 PM
> To: Andrew Lunn <andrew at lunn.ch>; Joakim Tjernlund
> <Joakim.Tjernlund at infinera.com>
> Cc: linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org; netdev at vger.kernel.org;
> madskateman at gmail.com; David S . Miller <davem at davemloft.net>
> Subject: RE: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew at lunn.ch]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:44 PM
> > To: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at infinera.com>
> > Subject: Re: DPAA Ethernet traffice troubles with Linux kernel
> >
> > > That doesn't work really, having users to hit the bug, debug it, fix
> it
> > and then
> > > find it fixed already in upstream, then specifically request it to be
> > backported to stable.
> > > I don't need this fix to be backported, already got it. Someone else
> > might though.
> >
> > The "someone else might though" is a big point of asking for it to
> > added to stable. The other reason is it means one less patch you need
> > to maintain in your build.
> 
> I've sent that patch [1] for net but I guess the timing was wrong and
> it was merged to net-next.
> 
> > > I would be interested in bug fixes upstream which fixes:
> >
> > Did you try upstream? Does it give the same errors?
> >
> >     Andrew
> 
> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10146119/
> 
> Madalin

Hi Dave,

Can you please add the fix [1] to stable?

Thank you,
Madalin