linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver

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Message-ID: <CAB=NE6Xg=NUsb-hQyxr+-RyzpkJ-BH6RbbcTX6KF23H+u4yEPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:32:02 +0500
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>
To:	"Huang, Xiong" <xiong@....qualcomm.com>
Cc:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Ren, Cloud" <cjren@....qualcomm.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	qca-linux-team <qca-linux-team@...lcomm.com>,
	nic-devel <nic-devel@...lcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Huang, Xiong <xiong@....qualcomm.com> wrote:

It would be useful for you to keep the tag of who wrote what if you
are trimming the e-mails, like in the above you removed the option for
me to easily discover who wrote what.

>> If you want to implement a more sophisticated packet matching mode that
>> requires more details than struct ethtool_wolinfo, then you may need to
>> define new operations.
>>
> It's great !
> Is it ok for ethtool to define a new operation with a sophisticated structure (like ethtool_eee) ?

It would be useful for you to describe the exact functionality,
perhaps in a separate thread or maybe even just RFC patches which you
have to be simply ready for may just be just that -- RFC patches which
we flush down the v2 toilet.

  Luis
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