From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.6 required=3.0 tests=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92E27ECDE47 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 15:49:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D9D20827 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 15:49:08 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="MSvLzfSp" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 59D9D20827 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=kernel.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727390AbeKIBZM (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:25:12 -0500 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:44688 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726897AbeKIBZL (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:25:11 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [63.64.74.251]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2406F20827; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 15:49:06 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1541692146; bh=i19at21Ymc3PPnL6nh9DZCQPxyrNmn0SuRjtKMSDlOk=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=MSvLzfSp4AVTLpjfKcBZBxfcbJ0PKbIR184ZFY7LtQ0xHJl5HJIfX34Jki9lt6vzo XZug0I/+ntIt8YVvQ/x8rIa4dmkLseunAACiHfwrncWTFbwIEh/5Z0jQ8hJMa0T6Jb W30TcLWrmX7D5ePReHq6uf92SEc4gd46Q/GqbOgc= Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 10:49:04 -0500 From: Sasha Levin To: Paolo Pisati Cc: Woojung Huh , Microchip Linux Driver Support , netdev@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] [stable, netdev 4.4+] lan78xx: make sure RX_ADDRL & RX_ADDRH regs are always up to date Message-ID: <20181108154904.GD8097@sasha-vm> References: <1541609457-28725-1-git-send-email-p.pisati@gmail.com> <20181108001751.GA8097@sasha-vm> <20181108110127.GA8415@harukaze> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20181108110127.GA8415@harukaze> User-Agent: Mutt/1.9.4 (2018-02-28) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 12:01:27PM +0100, Paolo Pisati wrote: >On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 07:17:51PM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote: >> So why not just take 760db29bdc completely? It looks safer than taking a >> partial backport, and will make applying future patches easier. >> >> I tried to do it and it doesn't look like there are any dependencies >> that would cause an issue. > >Somehow i was convinced it didn't build on 4.4.x... can you pick it up? > >commit 760db29bdc97b73ff60b091315ad787b1deb5cf5 >Author: Phil Elwell >Date: Thu Apr 19 17:59:38 2018 +0100 > > lan78xx: Read MAC address from DT if present > > There is a standard mechanism for locating and using a MAC address from > the Device Tree. Use this facility in the lan78xx driver to support > applications without programmed EEPROM or OTP. At the same time, > regularise the handling of the different address sources. > > Signed-off-by: Phil Elwell > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller Can you confirm it actually works on 4.4? -- Thanks, Sasha