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From: Vincent Bernat <bernat@luffy.cx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethtool: don't require CAP_NET_ADMIN for ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2016 08:44:40 +0100
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 =E2=9D=A6 24 novembre 2016 10:55 +0100, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.=
com>=C2=A0:

> The ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS command is deprecating the ETHTOOL_GSET
> command and likewise it shouldn't require the CAP_NET_ADMIN
> capability.

Could this patch be pushed to stable branches too?
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