Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] net: stmmac: fixes and new features

[Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>]

On 28/08/2025 13:51, Konrad Leszczynski wrote:
> 
> On 28-Aug-25 14:25, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 08:47:02AM +0200, Konrad Leszczynski wrote:
>>> On 26-Aug-25 19:29, Vadim Fedorenko wrote:
>>>> On 26/08/2025 12:32, Konrad Leszczynski wrote:
>>>>> This series starts with three fixes addressing KASAN panic on ethtool
>>>>> usage, Enhanced Descriptor printing and flow stop on TC block setup 
>>>>> when
>>>>> interface down.
>>>>> Everything that follows adds new features such as ARP Offload support,
>>>>> VLAN protocol detection and TC flower filter support.
>>>> Well, mixing fixes and features in one patchset is not a great idea.
>>>> Fixes patches should have Fixes: tags and go to -net tree while 
>>>> features
>>>> should go to net-next. It's better to split series into 2 and provide
>>>> proper tags for the "fixes" part
>>> Hi Vadim,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the review. I've specifically placed the fixes first and the
>>> features afterwards to not intertwine the patches. I can split them 
>>> into two
>>> patchsets if you think that's the best way to go.
>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-netdev.html
>>
>> You probably need to wait a week between the fixes and new features in
>> order that net and net-next are synced.
>>
>>      Andrew
>>
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>> pw-bot: cr
>>
> 
> Hi Andrew. Thanks for the heads-up. Fixes are new features are 
> independent from each other. Should I still wait a week to send out the 
> patchset containing the new features?

If they are totally independent then there is no reason to wait for a week.
But be sure to base fixes on top of net.git while features on top of
net-next.git and put appropriate prefix in the patch subject.