Re: [PATCH net-next] net: airoha: Fix GDM2 loopback configuration for USB serdes

[Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>]

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> On Wed, Mar 04, 2026 at 09:29:05AM +0100, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 01:20:33PM +0100, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > > > Flow Control source port mapping for USB serdes needs to be configured
> > > > according to the GDM port nbd parameter. This is a preliminary patch
> > > > since nbd parameter is specific for the given port serdes and needs to
> > > > be read from the DTS (in the current codebase is assigned statically).
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> > > 
> > > Hi Lorenzo,
> > > 
> > > Is this a fix? If so, should it have a fixes tag? And be targeted at net?
> > > Otherwise, perhaps drop the "Fix" from the subject.
> > 
> > Hi Simon,
> > 
> > This is a preliminary patch in order to completely fix the loopback
> > configuration for USB serdes but the point is we are not supporting
> > USB serdes upstream yet (there is only OpenWrt support available at
> > the moment). Do you think we should target net-next or net in this
> > case?
> 
> If there is no bug in net - given the way net can be used with in-tree code
> - then I would not tag this as a fix.

ack, fine.

Regards,
Lorenzo

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> > 
> > > 
> > > Also, I think it would be worth explaining the situation
> > > before and after this patch.
> 
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