netdev - Re: FW: ethtool patch to support bypass / fail-to-wire function

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:03:43 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	David Hendel <david@...icom.co.il>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anna Lukin <annal@...icom.co.il>
Subject: Re: FW: ethtool patch to support bypass / fail-to-wire function

David Hendel <david@...icom.co.il> :
[...]
> We have our bypass driver updated and we would like to move forward with
> integrating it into the kernel.
> We think it need to be under drivers/net/
> 
> The description is per the below, taken from readme in linux.
> The patch is attached,
> Let me know how we can proceed with that. what should be the next step.

Executive summary: this code does not even remotely look like network
kernel code. The patch completely messes code that had been reworked
in drivers/staging.

It's very embarrassing.

-- 
Ueimor
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