> -----Original Message----- > From: Sridhar Pitchai > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:14 AM > To: Bjorn Helgaas <helg...@kernel.org>; Lorenzo Pieralisi > <lorenzo.pieral...@arm.com> > Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiya...@microsoft.com>; Dexuan Cui > <de...@microsoft.com>; Stephen Hemminger <sthem...@microsoft.com>; > Jake Oshins <ja...@microsoft.com>; KY Srinivasan <k...@microsoft.com>; > Michael Kelley (EOSG) <michael.h.kel...@microsoft.com>; > de...@linuxdriverproject.org; linux-...@vger.kernel.org; linux- > ker...@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] Revert "PCI: hv: Use device serial number as PCI > domain" > > >> I am still not happy with this patch. > >> > >> - You do not explain at all the dependency on commit 0c195567a8f6 and > >> you should because that's fundamental, if that patch is not present > >> this revert breaks the kernel as per previous discussions[1]. > >> - You are sending this patch to all stable kernels that contain the > >> commit you are fixing - some that may not contain the commit above > >> (that was merged in v4.14), you are breaking those kernels, if not > >> explain me why please > > >If there's a dependency on 0c195567a8f6, I totally agree that > >needs to be cleared up. I was assuming that turned out to be > >irrelevant. > That is right. There is no dependency on 0c195567a8f6. We just need to revert > 4a9b0933bdfc.
This patch should only be applied to later versions after 0c195567a8f6" (transparent VF). Otherwise it causes long & random names of VF NICs for bonding. That will make bonding config difficult, especially for auto config. Thanks, - Haiyang
