Re: WTF: patch "[PATCH] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: enable network for BeagleBone Black" was seriously submitted to be applied to the 3.12-stable tree?

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Hi,

I marked it stable to get better coverage of stable queue testing
across hardware. I have since switched the bbb to local rootfs (eMMC),
so I don't need ethernet working on it for nfsroot. So it can be
dropped.


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:23 AM,  <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The patch below was submitted to be applied to the 3.12-stable tree.
>
> I fail to see how this patch meets the stable kernel rules as found at
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt.
>
> I could be totally wrong, and if so, please respond to
> <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and let me know why this patch should be
> applied.  Otherwise, it is now dropped from my patch queues, never to be
> seen again.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
> ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
>
> From 0dfee674b33fd87be4879a2b2d33a2fc22449814 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 00:15:29 -0800
> Subject: [PATCH] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: enable network for BeagleBone Black
>
> BeagleBone Black uses the TI CPSW ethernet controller, enable it in the
> multi_v7_defconfig for testing coverage purposes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v3.12
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> index 4a5903e0..d30507d3 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_KS8851=y
>  CONFIG_SMSC911X=y
>  CONFIG_STMMAC_ETH=y
>  CONFIG_MDIO_SUN4I=y
> +CONFIG_TI_CPSW=y
>  CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SPEAR=y
>  CONFIG_SERIO_AMBAKMI=y
>  CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
>
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