linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V2 15/15] hyperv: Add a function to detect if the device is a vmbus dev

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Message-ID: <DM5PR03MB24902AEEB0686431A5B016F0A0820@DM5PR03MB2490.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 6 Dec 2016 14:58:13 +0000
From:   KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "leann.ogasawara@...onical.com" <leann.ogasawara@...onical.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V2 15/15] hyperv: Add a function to detect if the device
 is a vmbus dev



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 2:54 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> olaf@...fle.de; apw@...onical.com; vkuznets@...hat.com;
> jasowang@...hat.com; leann.ogasawara@...onical.com; Haiyang Zhang
> <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 15/15] hyperv: Add a function to detect if the device
> is a vmbus dev
> 
> On Sat, Dec 03, 2016 at 12:34:42PM -0800, kys@...hange.microsoft.com
> wrote:
> > From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> >
> > On Hyper-V, every VF interface has a corresponding synthetic
> > interface managed by netvsc that share the same MAC
> > address. netvsc registers for netdev events to manage this
> > association. Currently we use the MAC address to manage this
> > association but going forward, we want to use a serial number that
> > the host publishes. To do this we need functionality similar
> > to dev_is_pci() for the vmbus devices. Implement such a function.
> >
> > This function will be used in subsequent patches to netvsc and in the
> > interest of eliminating cross tree dependencies, this patch is being
> > submitted first.
> 
> As I stated before, I want to see those patches before I will take this
> one...

Thanks Greg; we will send you the patches.

K. Y
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h