Re: Re: [PATCH net-next v12 1/8] hinic3: Fix drop skb when skb_checksum_help() fails
Fan Gong <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 10:15:36 +0800
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.documentation,gmane.linux.network |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
> Regarding patch 1/8 and 2/8 in this series. A change either fixes a bug or it > does not. If it does, the patch must go the net tree and contain a Fixes: tag. > If it is a prerequisite for your -next series, you need the fixes to be merged > first (but it's usually not that long). If you are rather sure that the code > inconsistency that you are correcting does not have any real negative impact > (e.g. failure is only for features not supported by the netdev), it can go in a > normal -next patch series, but it's best to explain, why it has no real > functional impact and avoid using the word "fix", otherwise both humans and AIs > can get confused. Thanks for the feedback. You are right, these are actual fixes. We will split them into a separate submission targeting the net tree, add the Fixes: tags, and refine the commit logs based on your suggestions.