Re: [PATCH] [stable, netdev 4.4+] lan78xx: make sure RX_ADDRL & RX_ADDRH regs are always up to date

[Greg KH]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Can you confirm it actually works on 4.4?

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

greg k-h