linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: mana: Add a driver for Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA)

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Date:   Thu, 8 Apr 2021 16:48:53 +0000
From:   Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        "wei.liu@...nel.org" <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        Wei Liu <liuwe@...rosoft.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "leon@...nel.org" <leon@...nel.org>,
        "bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at" <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>,
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: mana: Add a driver for Microsoft Azure
 Network Adapter (MANA)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:45 PM
> To: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>; Dexuan Cui
> <decui@...rosoft.com>; davem@...emloft.net; kuba@...nel.org; KY
> Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>; Stephen Hemminger
> <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>; wei.liu@...nel.org; Wei Liu
> <liuwe@...rosoft.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; leon@...nel.org;
> bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: mana: Add a driver for Microsoft Azure
> Network Adapter (MANA)
> 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/Kconfig
> > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/Kconfig
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 000000000000..12ef6b581566
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/Kconfig
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
> > > > +#
> > > > +# Microsoft Azure network device configuration
> > > > +#
> > > > +
> > > > +config NET_VENDOR_MICROSOFT
> > > > +	bool "Microsoft Azure Network Device"
> > >
> > > Seems to me that should be generalized, more like:
> > >
> > > 	bool "Microsoft Network Devices"
> > This device is planned for Azure cloud at this time.
> > We will update the wording if things change.
> 
> This section is about the Vendor. Broadcom, Marvell, natsemi, toshiba,
> etc. Microsoft is the Vendor here and all Microsoft Ethernet drivers
> belong here. It does not matter what platform they are for.

Thanks. We will update the wording.

- Haiyang