linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: kvp: Copy the address family information

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Date:	Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:29:38 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"ben@...adent.org.uk" <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: kvp: Copy the address family
 information



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:03 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: apw@...onical.com; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de;
> ben@...adent.org.uk; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: kvp: Copy the address family information
> 
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 11:36:30PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 6:57 PM
> > > To: KY Srinivasan
> > > Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> olaf@...fle.de;
> > > apw@...onical.com; ben@...adent.org.uk
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: kvp: Copy the address family
> information
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 03:20:19PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > > Copy the address family information.
> > >
> > > Why?
> >
> > This is part of the IP injection protocol in that the host expects this field to
> reflect what addresses
> > (address families) are currently bound to the interface. The KVP daemon is
> currently collecting this
> > Information and sending it to the kernel component. I had overlooked copying
> this and sending it
> > back to the host. This patch addresses this issue.
> 
> That's nice and descriptive, any reason you didn't put it in the patch
> changelog section the first time?
> 
> Please redo this...

Will do.

Regards,

K. Y
> 
> greg k-h
> 
> 



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