netdev - Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [net-next PATCH v3 2/3] e1000: add initial XDP support

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:30:01 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     "Rustad, Mark D" <mark.d.rustad@...el.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>,
        Brenden Blanco <bblanco@...mgrid.com>,
        Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>,
        Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        William Tu <u9012063@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [net-next PATCH v3 2/3] e1000: add initial XDP
 support

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 06:28:03PM +0000, Rustad, Mark D wrote:
> Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> >I've looked through qemu and it appears only emulate e1k and tg3.
> >The latter is still used in the field, so the risk of touching
> >it is higher.
> 
> I have no idea what makes you think that e1k is *not* "used in the field".
> I grant you it probably is used more virtualized than not these days, but it
> certainly exists and is used. You can still buy them new at Newegg for
> goodness sakes!

the point that it's only used virtualized, since PCI (not PCIE) have
been long dead.