linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v11 03/17] Add a ndo_mp_port_prep pointer to net_device

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Message-ID: <F2E9EB7348B8264F86B6AB8151CE2D792EC64F8157@shsmsx502.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:41:54 +0800
From:	"Xin, Xiaohui" <xiaohui.xin@...el.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au" <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>,
	"jdike@...ux.intel.com" <jdike@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v11 03/17] Add a ndo_mp_port_prep pointer to
 net_device_ops.

Ok, I will comment it above the structure.

Thanks
Xiaohui

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Hutchings [mailto:bhutchings@...arflare.com]
>Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 9:43 PM
>To: Xin, Xiaohui
>Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; kvm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
>mingo@...e.hu; davem@...emloft.net; herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au;
>jdike@...ux.intel.com
>Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 03/17] Add a ndo_mp_port_prep pointer to net_device_ops.
>
>On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 12:27 +0800, xiaohui.xin@...el.com wrote:
>> From: Xin Xiaohui <xiaohui.xin@...el.com>
>>
>> If the driver want to allocate external buffers,
>> then it can export it's capability, as the skb
>> buffer header length, the page length can be DMA, etc.
>> The external buffers owner may utilize this.
>[...]
>
>This information needs to be included in the comment above struct
>net_device_ops, not just in the commit message.
>
>Ben.
>
>--
>Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications
>Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
>They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

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