linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver

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Message-Id: <20120330.164554.2217665316338460995.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:45:54 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rodrigue@....qualcomm.com
Cc:	xiong@....qualcomm.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, qca-linux-team@...lcomm.com,
	nic-devel@...lcomm.com, kgiori@....qualcomm.com,
	chris.snook@...il.com, mathieu@....qualcomm.com,
	bryanh@...cinc.com, jespera@...u.dk, julia@...u.dk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver

From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:10:55 -0700

> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
> <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 7:32 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>> Would it be worthwhile to consider alx upstream only for the newer
>> chipsets (regardless of the litmus test, which I do agree with on
>> technical grounds) in consideration for helping pave the way on
>> killing proprietary drivers?
 ...
> David, please us know if you think the above reason is worthy for
> consideration of alx upstream, if at least for the newer chipsets.

Submitting alx that only supports the newer chipsets is fine.
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