Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/6] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: move to dedicated folder

[Hauke Mehrtens]

On 8/28/25 22:33, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 12:05:28AM +0100, Daniel Golle wrote:
> > Move the lantiq_gswip driver to its own folder and update
> > MAINTAINERS file accordingly.
> > This is done ahead of extending the driver to support the MaxLinear
> > GSW1xx series of standalone switch ICs, which includes adding a bunch
> > of files.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v2: move driver to its own folder
> >
> >   MAINTAINERS                                 | 3 +--
> >   drivers/net/dsa/Kconfig                     | 8 +-------
> >   drivers/net/dsa/Makefile                    | 2 +-
> >   drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/Kconfig              | 7 +++++++
> >   drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/Makefile             | 1 +
> >   drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_gswip.c | 0
> >   drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_gswip.h | 0
> >   drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_pce.h   | 0
> >   8 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >   create mode 100644 drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/Kconfig
> >   create mode 100644 drivers/net/dsa/lantiq/Makefile
> >   rename drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_gswip.c (100%)
> >   rename drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_gswip.h (100%)
> >   rename drivers/net/dsa/{ => lantiq}/lantiq_pce.h (100%)
>
> I don't have a problem with this patch per se, but it will make it
> harder to avoid conflicts for the known and unsubmitted bug fixes, like:
> https://github.com/dangowrt/linux/commit/c7445039b965e1a6aad1a4435e7efd4b7cb30f5b
> https://github.com/dangowrt/linux/commit/48d5cac46fc95a826b5eb49434a3a68b75a8ae1a
> which I haven't found the time to submit (sorry). Are we okay with that?

I think git cherry-pick will still work.

I would like to have these fixes also in the stable kernel, if cherry 
pick does not work you can also send modified version to linux stable.

Hauke