Re: [PATCH 0/5] net: thunderx: Miscellaneous fixes

[Matthias Brugger]

On 11/14/2016 06:32 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:01:25 +0100
>
> > On 14/11/16 11:54, sunil.kovvuri@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > From: Sunil Goutham <sgoutham@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > This patchset includes fixes for incorrect LMAC credits,
> > > unreliable driver statistics, memory leak upon interface
> > > down e.t.c
> >
> > Are these fixes relevant to for older kernels as well?
> > If so, please add "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" to the Sigend-off list.
>
> This is not appropriate for networking patches.
>
> People instead explicitly request -stable inclusion when the
> submit networking changes to me, and I queue them up for
> later submission.

Ok, thanks for clarification.