netdev - Re: [RFT PATCH] net: remove legacy ethtool ops

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Message-ID: <1308421191.22851.11.camel@jtkirshe-mobl>
Date:	Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:19:50 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [RFT PATCH] net: remove legacy ethtool ops

On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 10:15 -0700, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 04:58:07AM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > 2011/5/7 Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>:
> > > As all drivers are converted, we may now remove discrete offload setting
> > > callback handling.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Note: This needs to wait for Intel guys to finish conversion of their
> > > LAN drivers.
> > >
> > >  include/linux/ethtool.h   |   52 ------
> > >  include/linux/netdevice.h |   16 --
> > >  net/8021q/vlan_dev.c      |    2 +-
> > >  net/core/dev.c            |   13 +-
> > >  net/core/ethtool.c        |  399 +++------------------------------------------
> > >  5 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 454 deletions(-)
> > I do apologize for the delay, we did find several problems with the
> > original set of patches you submitted during review and testing.
> > Currently we have fixed up the e1000e, yet there is still work to be
> > done on the other drivers.  I will make every effort to make sure that
> > we complete the work over the next week.
> 
> Ping?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Michał Mirosław

I will be pushing the patches that have passed validation this weekend.
Don is still working on the ixgbe changes, I will work with him to get
the work wrapped up early this week.

Cheers,
Jeff

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