netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/4] Phonet: mark the pipe controller as EXPERIMENTAL

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Message-ID: <56d85553d22d9490e2e94e5960e0f9de@chewa.net>
Date:	Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:24:18 +0200
From:	Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@...lab.net>
To:	Kumar SANGHVI <kumar.sanghvi@...ricsson.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Phonet: mark the pipe controller as EXPERIMENTAL


On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:39:29 +0530, Kumar SANGHVI
<kumar.sanghvi@...ricsson.com> wrote:
> I have already started implementing 'connect()' socket call for Pipe
> controller logic, as per advise of Rémi Denis-Courmontt. I will upload
> this patch for review once I have validated GPRS/3G path (control/data)
> to be working fine.
> 
> Hopefully, with all the reviews and suggestions shared on the mailing
> list, existing abuse can be removed and new abuses can be avoided.
> 
> The only intention of submitting is to make Linux work smoothly with
> newer devices. If there is some improper code getting introduced
> unknowingly, then I will surely work on the review comments to fix it.

I am sure everybody wants to get things right eventually. That's not much
of a concern to me.

However, I am concerned that Linux 2.6.37 ships with an unfinished
implementation, or worse, an unfinished user-space interface.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont
http://www.remlab.net
http://fi.linkedin.com/in/remidenis

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