Re: [PATCH 4.19 00/84] 4.19.280-rc1 review

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 01:46:52PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.19.280 release.
> > There are 84 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> > to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> > let me know.
> 
> 
> > Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>
> >     intel-ethernet: rename i40evf to iavf
> 
> I don't think this one is suitable for stable. It is huga and has huge
> impact, in part it renames module...

Why is renaming a module a problem?

It's needed for other fixes in this release, and to make maintaining
this branch easier over time, like we have done for other
drivers/subsystems in the past.

thanks,

greg k-h