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Message-ID: <157393863283F442885425D2C454285619415561@nasanexd02a.na.qualcomm.com> Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:11:14 +0000 From: "Huang, Xiong" <xiong@....qualcomm.com> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> CC: "Rodriguez, Luis" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>, "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, qca-linux-team <qca-linux-team@...lcomm.com>, nic-devel <nic-devel@...lcomm.com>, "Giori, Kathy" <kgiori@....qualcomm.com>, "chris.snook@...il.com" <chris.snook@...il.com>, "Olivari, Mathieu" <mathieu@....qualcomm.com>, "Huntsman, Bryan" <bryanh@...cinc.com> Subject: RE: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver Hi David We understand your concern. To support the new chipset, do you think it's reasonable to upstream it as a new driver, not a replacement ? Thanks Xiong > -----Original Message----- > From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net] > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:29 > To: Huang, Xiong > Cc: Rodriguez, Luis; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; > qca-linux-team; nic-devel; Giori, Kathy; chris.snook@...il.com; Olivari, > Mathieu; Huntsman, Bryan > Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver > > From: "Huang, Xiong" <xiong@....qualcomm.com> > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:19:05 +0000 > > > The code related to hardware of atl1c is quite diff with that in > > our hand, every time we take much time to find which part should be > > revised for one bug/issue found on other platform/OSes. the new driver > > make it easy to fix and support new chipset as well. > > Broadcom gave the same excuses. Save yourself some typing. > > I already know what you are going to say and claim are the issues. > > I've heard it all before, and none of them justify replacing the existing driver > wholesale. We simply don't operate this way. > > Because you guys didn't upstream your driver properly back when the atl1c > hardware first came out and Linux needed a driver, someone else did. > > And we're not removing their driver just because now you guys just want to > come in and take over simply because you're not willing to collaborate properly > and contribute to the existing code like everyone else on the planet does. > > There is no arguing against this, there is no justification, and it simply will not > happen. I'm sorry you put some must effort into this but you should have been > smart and listened to Luis last year when he tried to guide you in the right > direction. > > Listening to Luis would have saved you a lot of wasted engineering. > > Maybe you will be smart and listen to him next time. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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