Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: realtek: make interface drivers depend on OF

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:48:56 +0000 Alvin Šipraga wrote:
> The driver has been split in net-next and deviates significantly from
> what is in net. I can send a patch to net as well, but that will not
> cover net-next.
> 
> View from net:
> 
>     drivers/net/dsa/Kconfig:
>     ...
>     config NET_DSA_REALTEK_SMI
>     ...
> 
> View from net-next:
> 
>     drivers/net/dsa/Kconfig:
>     ...
>     source "drivers/net/dsa/realtek/Kconfig"
>     ...
> 
>     drivers/net/dsa/realtek/Kconfig:
>     menuconfig NET_DSA_REALTEK
>         ...
>     config NET_DSA_REALTEK_MDIO
>         ...
>     config NET_DSA_REALTEK_SMI
>         ...
> 
> I am not well-versed in the procedures here, but since 5.17 has now been
> released, isn't it more important to fix 5.18, which will soon have the
> net-next branch merged in? Hence the patch should target net-next?
> 
> As for 5.17 and the old (net) structure, I can send a separate patch to
> net. Does that sound OK?
> 
> Once that is clarified I can re-send with a Fixes: tag.

Just reply with a Fixes tag, I'll sort it out. I'm about to merge 
the trees so it's a little bit of a special situation.