From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: isubramanian@apm.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, mlangsdo@redhat.com,
patches@apm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] drivers: net: xgene: Fix backward compatibility of newer firmware with older kernel
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:54:38 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150304.155438.1283662648499374073.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1425411581-25463-1-git-send-email-isubramanian@apm.com>
From: Iyappan Subramanian <isubramanian@apm.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 11:39:38 -0800
> Kernel 3.17 driver supports only RGMII ethernet interface.
> Since the Tianocore DT contains same compatibility string for RGMII,
> SGMII based 1G and XFI based 10G interfaces, crash happens when probe called
> on SGMII based 1G and XFI based 10G interface.
>
> This patch fixes the backward compatibility of the older driver with the
> newer firmware by making the binding unique so that the older driver won't
> recognize the non-supported interfaces.
>
> v2: Address comments from v1
> * updated cover letter subject line with net: xgene
> * Documentation: formatted compatible string values as list
>
> v1:
> * Initial version
Series applied, thanks.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-03-04 20:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-03-03 19:39 [PATCH v2 0/3] drivers: net: xgene: Fix backward compatibility of newer firmware with older kernel Iyappan Subramanian
[not found] ` <1425411581-25463-1-git-send-email-isubramanian-qTEPVZfXA3Y@public.gmane.org>
2015-03-03 19:39 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation: dts: Update compatible field description for APM X-Gene Iyappan Subramanian
2015-03-03 19:39 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] dtb: change binding name to match with newer firmware DT Iyappan Subramanian
2015-03-03 19:39 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] drivers: net: xgene: fix new firmware backward compatibility with older driver Iyappan Subramanian
2015-03-04 20:54 ` David Miller [this message]
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