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Date:   Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:54:46 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
        kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.18 081/141] net: remove noblock parameter from
 skb_recv_datagram()
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On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 03:44:08PM +0200, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> Hello Greg,
> 
> as already answered to Sascha:
> 
> ---
> 
> Hello Sasha,
> 
> this patch is some kind of improvement/simplification to reduce and clean up
> the number of variables passed through skb_recv_datagram() call.
> 
> There is no functional change and therefore no need to backport this patch
> IMO.

It is needed by a follow-on patch that fixes a real issue.

thanks,

greg k-h