Re: [PATCH 6.6 1/3] net: fec: Move `fec_ptp_read()` to the top of the file

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 11:47:41AM +0100, Csókás Bence wrote:
>On 2024. 11. 23. 15:36, Sasha Levin wrote:
>>On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 02:56:40PM +0100, Csókás Bence wrote:
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>On 2024. 11. 22. 14:51, Sasha Levin wrote:
>>>>[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Found matching upstream commit: 4374a1fe580a14f6152752390c678d90311df247
>>>>
>>>>WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and found commit:
>>>>Backport author: =?UTF-8?q?Cs=C3=B3k=C3=A1s=2C=20Bence?= 
>>>><csokas.bence@prolan.hu>
>>>>Commit author: Csókás, Bence <csokas.bence@prolan.hu>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Status in newer kernel trees:
>>>>6.12.y | Present (exact SHA1)
>>>>6.11.y | Present (different SHA1: 97f35652e0e8)
>>>>6.6.y | Present (different SHA1: 1e1eb62c40e1)
>>>
>>>1/3 and 2/3 of this series was already applied by Greg, only 3/3 was not.
>>>
>>>commit: bf8ca67e2167 ("net: fec: refactor PPS channel configuration")
>>
>>Dare I ask why we need it to begin with? Commit message says:
>>
>>     Preparation patch to allow for PPS channel configuration, no 
>>functional
>>     change intended.
>
>We have patches that depend on it, that we need to maintain on top of 6.6.y.

It doesn't align with the rules at
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html,
right?

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Thanks,
Sasha