ACK: [SRU][F][G][PATCH 0/1 v2] net/mlx5e: Add missing capability check for uplink follow (LP: 1921104)

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 26/03/2021 17:59, frank.heimes at canonical.com wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921104
> 
> SRU Justification:
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> * Since older firmware may not support the uplink state setting, this can lead to problems.
> 
> * Now expose firmware indication that it supports setting eswitch uplink state to follow the physical link.
> 
> * If a kernel without the backport is used on an adapter which does not have the latest adapter firmware, the adapter silently drops outgoing traffic.
> 
> * This is a regression which was introduced with kernel 5.4.0-48.

Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski at canonical.com>


Best regards,
Krzysztof