Re: [PATCH wpan-next v2 5/5] net: ieee802154: Drop duration settings when the core does it already

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Hi Stefan,

stefan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on Tue, 1 Feb 2022 21:51:04 +0100:

> Hello.
> 
> On 01.02.22 18:40, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   
> >> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
> >> @@ -2978,7 +2978,6 @@ static void ca8210_hw_setup(struct ieee802154_hw *ca8210_hw)
> >>   	ca8210_hw->phy->cca.mode = NL802154_CCA_ENERGY_CARRIER;
> >>   	ca8210_hw->phy->cca.opt = NL802154_CCA_OPT_ENERGY_CARRIER_AND;
> >>   	ca8210_hw->phy->cca_ed_level = -9800;
> >> -	ca8210_hw->phy->symbol_duration = 16 * NSEC_PER_USEC;
> >>   	ca8210_hw->phy->lifs_period = 40;
> >>   	ca8210_hw->phy->sifs_period = 12;  
> > 
> > I've missed that error                ^^
> > 
> > This driver should be fixed first (that's probably a copy/paste of the
> > error from the other driver which did the same).
> > 
> > As the rest of the series will depend on this fix (or conflict) we could
> > merge it through wpan-next anyway, if you don't mind, as it was there
> > since 2017 and these numbers had no real impact so far (I believe).  
> 
> Not sure I follow this logic. The fix you do is being removed in 4/4 of your v3 set again. So it would only be in place for these two in between commits.

Exactly.

> As you laid out above this has been in place since 2017 and the number have no real impact. Getting the fix in wpan-next to remove it again two patches later would not be needed here.
> 
> If you would like to have this fixed for 5.16 and older stable kernels I could go ahead and apply it to wpan and let it trickle down into stable trees.

I'm fine "ignoring" the issue in stable kernels, it was just a warning
for you that this would happen otherwise, given the fact that this is
the second driver doing so (first fix has already been merged) and that
I just realized it now.

> We would have to deal with either a merge of net into net-next or with
> a merge conflicts when sending the pull request. Both can be done.
> 
> But given the circumstances above I have no problem to drop this fix completely and have it fixed implicitly with the rest of the patchset.

Fine by me!

Thanks,
Miquèl




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