RE: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: Terminate FPE workqueue in suspend

[Ismail, Mohammad Athari]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 5:32 PM
> To: Ismail, Mohammad Athari <mohammad.athari.ismail@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@xxxxxx>; Jose Abreu
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: stmmac: Terminate FPE workqueue in suspend
> 
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 05:17:54PM +0800,
> mohammad.athari.ismail@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Mohammad Athari Bin Ismail <mohammad.athari.ismail@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add stmmac_fpe_stop_wq() in stmmac_suspend() to terminate FPE
> > workqueue during suspend. So, in suspend mode, there will be no FPE
> > workqueue available. Without this fix, new additional FPE workqueue
> > will be created in every suspend->resume cycle.
> >
> > Fixes: 5a5586112b92 ("net: stmmac: support FPE link partner
> > hand-shaking procedure")
> > Signed-off-by: Mohammad Athari Bin Ismail
> > <mohammad.athari.ismail@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel
> tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

I'm sorry. Will follow the correct process. Thank you for the advice.

-Athari-