netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add support for netconsole driver used on bridge device with VIF attached

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Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:24:02 +0100
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Yuval Shaia <yuval.shaia@...cle.com>
CC:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for netconsole driver used on bridge device
 with VIF attached

On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 11:42 +0100, Yuval Shaia wrote:
> Can you suggest how to continue from here? as i don't see any comment on
> that issue up to now.

Please can you resend the patch with an extended changelog based on the
discussions in this thread and CC the bridge folks as well.

Ian.

> Yuval
> > 
> > AFAICT the only reason to actually support netpoll in netback would be
> > if you wanted host logs to go to a listener running in a domain on the
> > same host, which sounds like a mad idea to me! If someone actually has a
> > real need for that use case and can test that it works I'd be happy to
> > reconsider this patch on that basis (assuming the necessary #ifdefs are
> > added as mentioned before).
> > 
> > > > BTW looking at the patch as it is any use of this hook should be wrapped
> > > > in CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER.
> > > > 
> > > > Ian.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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