Re: [PATCH net] net: amd-xgbe: support receiving packets with bad FCS

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 12:36:01PM +1000, James wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 11:09:16AM +0100, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org> wrote:
> > FWIW, I lean towards this being an enhancement for net-next without
> > a Fixes tag. Rather than a fix.
> 
> Hi Simon, thank you for the review! Apologise for the late reply as I was
> unwell last week.
> 
> My rationale for targeting `net` was that the driver currently accepts bad
> FCS frames by default, which I believe should be an incorrect existing behavior.
> The `NETIF_F_RXALL` I added is intended to preserve access to that behavior
> only when a user explicitly requests it.
> 
> With that said, I understand that exposing the `rx-all` control may make
> this better suited for `net-next`. Do you prefer that I respin this as a
> `net-next` patch (when it opens later this month), or do you think the
> default-behavior correction justifies keeping it in `net`?

I do lean towards this being for net-next. But if you feel strongly
that it is for net, I won't push the matter any further.

BTW, net-next is currently closed. So if you do post it for net-next you
will need to wait for it to reopen around 31st August.