netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] sfc: Add channel specific receive_skb handler and post

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Message-Id: <20120718.113256.279646201702165485.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:32:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bhutchings@...arflare.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com,
	ajackson@...arflare.com, richardcochran@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] sfc: Add channel specific receive_skb
 handler and post_remove callback

From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:20:00 +0100

> +	void (*receive_skb)(struct efx_channel *, struct sk_buff *);

This looks to me like a conduit for proprietary features implemented
in a binary-only blob.

I understand how you're using here for PTP, but you're really openning
the door for things I really wouldn't be very happy about.
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