Re: [PATCH net] net: sfp-bus: fix SFP mode detect from bitrate

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 11:39:55AM +0100, Daniel Golle wrote:
> Hi stable team,
> 
> > > On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:43:38 +0000
> > > "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The referenced commit moved the setting of the Autoneg and pause bits
> > > > early in sfp_parse_support(). However, we check whether the modes are
> > > > empty before using the bitrate to set some modes. Setting these bits
> > > > so early causes that test to always be false, preventing this working,
> > > > and thus some modules that used to work no longer do.
> > > > 
> > > > Move them just before the call to the quirk.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes: 8110633db49d ("net: sfp-bus: allow SFP quirks to override Autoneg and pause bits")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
> 
> please apply this patch also to Linux stable down to v6.4 which are
> affected by problems introduced by commit 8110633db49d ("net: sfp-bus:
> allow SFP quirks to override Autoneg and pause bits").
> 
> The fix has been applied to net tree as commit 97eb5d51b4a5 ("net:
> sfp-bus: fix SFP mode detect from bitrate") but never picked for older
> kernel versions affected as well.

Ok, applied to 6.6 only.

greg k-h