From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754130AbdEQITq (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 May 2017 04:19:46 -0400 Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:34504 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752849AbdEQITn (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 May 2017 04:19:43 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 10:19:33 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Anoob Soman Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, pshelar@nicira.com, davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, dev@openvswitch.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets Message-ID: <20170517081933.GA25610@kroah.com> References: <1494944710-7901-1-git-send-email-anoob.soman@citrix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1494944710-7901-1-git-send-email-anoob.soman@citrix.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.2 (2017-04-18) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 03:25:10PM +0100, Anoob Soman wrote: > Similar to commit c29390c6dfee ("xps: must clear sender_cpu before > forwarding") the skb->sender_cpu needs to be cleared before forwarding > packets. > > Fixes: 2bd82484bb4c ("xps: fix xps for stacked devices") > Signed-off-by: Anoob Soman > --- > net/openvswitch/vport.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Why is this a non-upstream patch? What commit in Linus's tree fixed this? Why not just backport that? thanks, greg k-h From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.4-only] openvswitch: clear sender cpu before forwarding packets Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 10:19:33 +0200 Message-ID: <20170517081933.GA25610@kroah.com> References: <1494944710-7901-1-git-send-email-anoob.soman@citrix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: dev-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, stable-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org To: Anoob Soman Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1494944710-7901-1-git-send-email-anoob.soman-Sxgqhf6Nn4DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ovs-dev-bounces-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org Errors-To: ovs-dev-bounces-yBygre7rU0TnMu66kgdUjQ@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 03:25:10PM +0100, Anoob Soman wrote: > Similar to commit c29390c6dfee ("xps: must clear sender_cpu before > forwarding") the skb->sender_cpu needs to be cleared before forwarding > packets. > > Fixes: 2bd82484bb4c ("xps: fix xps for stacked devices") > Signed-off-by: Anoob Soman > --- > net/openvswitch/vport.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Why is this a non-upstream patch? What commit in Linus's tree fixed this? Why not just backport that? thanks, greg k-h