linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 3/4] ixgbe: Add support for ndo_ll

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Date:	Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:27 +0300
From:	Or Gerlitz <or.gerlitz@...il.com>
To:	Eliezer Tamir <eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, eilong@...adcom.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, donald.c.skidmore@...el.com,
	e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, willemb@...gle.com,
	andi@...stfloor.org, hpa@...or.com, eliezer@...ir.org.il
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 3/4] ixgbe: Add support for ndo_ll_poll

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Eliezer Tamir
<eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On 21/05/2013 11:43, Or Gerlitz wrote:

>> Maybe if we bake it on this list little further we can see how to get
>> away from that, or what's the most non ugly way for that?

> I'm all for proper review and fixing any issues before forcing "ugliness"
> and "black magic" on unsuspecting users.
>
> Having said that, you failed to mention that your company sells userspace
> stack replacements.

ditto for your firm, heard on DPDK? but your comment is irrelevant, I
only raised the idea that if we bake this little further we might find
a solution which avoids this nasty corner, not more but not less.

[...]

> Why don't you try it out and tell us what you find.

sure, we are looking on that on the driver level, my comment was more general
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