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SubjectRe: [PATCH] [stable, netdev 4.4+] lan78xx: make sure RX_ADDRL & RX_ADDRH regs are always up to date
On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 10:49:04AM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 12:01:27PM +0100, Paolo Pisati wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 07:17:51PM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> > > So why not just take 760db29bdc completely? It looks safer than taking a
> > > partial backport, and will make applying future patches easier.
> > >
> > > I tried to do it and it doesn't look like there are any dependencies
> > > that would cause an issue.
> >
> > Somehow i was convinced it didn't build on 4.4.x... can you pick it up?
> >
> > commit 760db29bdc97b73ff60b091315ad787b1deb5cf5
> > Author: Phil Elwell <phil@raspberrypi.org>
> > Date: Thu Apr 19 17:59:38 2018 +0100
> >
> > lan78xx: Read MAC address from DT if present
> >
> > There is a standard mechanism for locating and using a MAC address from
> > the Device Tree. Use this facility in the lan78xx driver to support
> > applications without programmed EEPROM or OTP. At the same time,
> > regularise the handling of the different address sources.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Phil Elwell <phil@raspberrypi.org>
> > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
>
> Can you confirm it actually works on 4.4?

It does not build on 4.4, so I'm dropping it :(

greg k-h

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