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Date:   Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:58:10 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@fintech.ru>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.10 0/1] mt76: move mt76_init_tx_queue in common code
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 03:58:49AM -0800, Nikita Zhandarovich wrote:
> Svace has identified unchecked return value of mt7615_init_tx_queue
> function in 5.10 branch, even though it makes sense to track it
> instead. This issue is fixed in upstream version by Lorenzo's patch.
> 
> The same patch can be cleanly applied to the 5.10 branch.

I do not understand, what issue/bug does this fix?  And how can you
trigger it?  And why only worry about the 5.10.y kernel branch?

thanks,

greg k-h