linux-kernel - Re: IB/mlx: Fine-tuning for several function implementations

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Message-ID: <6c7fd04f-5c46-a35e-822c-567dd7538521@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:21:28 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@...disk.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>,
        Majd Dibbiny <majd@...lanox.com>,
        Matan Barak <matanb@...lanox.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        Yishai Hadas <yishaih@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: IB/mlx: Fine-tuning for several function implementations

> Patches should either be useful to users of the Linux kernel, e.g. by adding
> new functionality or by fixing a bug, or to kernel developers, e.g. by making
> their workflow easier.

Such an expectation is generally fine.


> I don't think this patch series falls in either category

I find that my update suggestion touches some aspects for the desired
source code quality, doesn't it?


> so please drop these patches.

I hope that corresponding software improvements will be clarified further.

Regards,
Markus