netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V3] net: ena: Add a driver for Amazon Elastic Network Adapters (ENA)

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:15:11 -0700
From:	Matt Wilson <msw@...n.com>
To:	Benjamin Poirier <benjamin.poirier@...il.com>
Cc:	Netanel Belgazal <netanel@...apurnalabs.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zorik@...apurnalabs.com,
	saeed@...apurnalabs.com, alex@...apurnalabs.com,
	aliguori@...zon.com, ben@...adent.org.uk, romieu@...zoreil.com,
	rami.rosen@...el.com, antoine.tenart@...e-electrons.com,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V3] net: ena: Add a driver for Amazon Elastic
 Network Adapters (ENA)

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 09:08:03AM -0700, Benjamin Poirier wrote:
> On 2016/07/14 08:22, Matt Wilson wrote:
> [...]
> > 
> > Dave and Benjamin,
> > 
> > Do you want to see the interrupt moderation extensions to ethtool and
> > the sysfs nodes removed before this lands in net-next? Or should
> > Netanel remove the sysfs bits until we can extend the ethtool
> > interfaces to cover the parameters that ena uses?
> 
> I couldn't say what's acceptable or not. A few other drivers (qlcnic,
> sfc, ...) already have sysfs tunables. Maybe John, as the new ethtool
> maintainer, can weight in too about the changes required to ethtool.

We definitely want ethtool to handle all the settings, it's just a
question of when. We also want to address and resolve all the great
feedback so far, and since you originally raised the point about
extending ethtool I wanted to see if you have any major objection.

--msw