netdev - RE: [Fwd: Re: [PATCH -next] net: i40e: fix build, depends on CONFIGFS

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Date:	Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:49:19 +0000
From:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Re: [PATCH -next] net: i40e: fix build, depends on
 CONFIGFS_FS]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 8:59 PM
> To: Rose, Gregory V
> Cc: Kirsher, Jeffrey T; netdev@...r.kernel.org; Brandeburg, Jesse; Nelson,
> Shannon; Ronciak, John
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [PATCH -next] net: i40e: fix build, depends on
> CONFIGFS_FS]
> 
> From: "Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 00:34:05 +0000
> 
> > Dell will be the only vendor selling systems with Ethernet NICs that
> > support this feature.  Dell will be providing documentation to their
> > users about how to use configfs for configuration of this feature.
> > Dell will be taking the customer calls that result from any issues
> > that arise.
> 
> And if they use non-INTEL NICs that provide this feature, oh well we
> duplicate this bastardized configfs turd into those driver too, right?
> 
> Not acceptable.

I'll work with Jeff to remove the offending code.

- Greg

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