linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v8 0/8] thunderbolt: Introducing Thunderbolt(TM) Networking

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Date:   Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:37:36 +0000
From:   "Levy, Amir (Jer)" <amir.jer.levy@...el.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "andreas.noever@...il.com" <andreas.noever@...il.com>,
        "bhelgaas@...gle.com" <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        "corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mario_limonciello@...l.com" <mario_limonciello@...l.com>,
        thunderbolt-linux <thunderbolt-linux@...el.com>,
        "Westerberg, Mika" <mika.westerberg@...el.com>,
        "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>,
        "Zhang, Xiong Y" <xiong.y.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 0/8] thunderbolt: Introducing Thunderbolt(TM)
 Networking

On Fri, Sep 30 2016, 09:40 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:30:05 +0200
> 
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 01:55:55AM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> >> From: Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@...el.com>
> >> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:44:22 +0300
> >>
> >> > This driver enables Thunderbolt Networking on non-Apple platforms
> >> > running Linux.
> >>
> >> Greg, any idea where this should get merged once fully vetted?  I can
> >> take it through the net-next tree, but I'm fine with another more
> >> appropriate tree taking it as well.
> >
> > I am supposed to be taking thunderbolt patches, but if this really is
> > a network driver, it should go under drivers/net/ somewhere.  It needs
> > more review though, it's not ready to go through anyone's tree just
> > yet :)
> >
> > I'll let the thunderbolt maintainer go through it first before asking
> > for a netdev review.
> 
> Ok, thanks Greg.

Greg, David,
Andreas replied to similar request on patch v6:
"This driver is independent from mine. It uses an interface provided by the firmware which is not present on Apple hardware and with which I am not familiar (also it does networking, not pci with which I am also not familiar). So I cannot comment on the driver itself. I don't mind a second driver, if that is what you are asking."

Note that Thunderbolt Networking is the first feature we would like to submit, but the next features aren't related to network, but more to Thunderbolt functionality. 
This is the reason I created the directory thunderbolt/icm, since the next features requires ICM to be enabled as well.
I also followed the firewire as example that includes net.c (in drivers/firewire directory) along with other firewire functionality. 

Thanks,
Amir