On Monday 07 September 2020 17:43:53 Andrew Lunn wrote: > > I would not say it is a "new feature". But rather that patch in this > > email fixes issue that Linux kernel did not set correct MAC address for > > DSA slave ports. I think it is something which could be backported also > > to stable releases as "ignoring" vendor/factory MAC address is not > > correct behavior. > > Hi Pali > > The rules for stable are here: > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.8/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > > Do you think it fits? > > Andrew Hello Andrew! I think it fits into those rules. As I wrote it fixes real bug that Linux kernel does not use correct MAC address for particular DSA slaves / ethernet ports. But if you or other people have opposite opinion I will of course respect it.
