netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 1/6] qlcnic: Add ethtool statistics for board temperature.

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Message-ID: <ADFE82A996F10145934E45547759F763311B0B52@avmb3.qlogic.org>
Date:	Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:09:00 +0000
From:	Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dept-NX Linux NIC Driver 
	<Dept_NX_Linux_NIC_Driver@...gic.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 1/6] qlcnic: Add ethtool statistics for board
 temperature.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7:27 PM
> To: Himanshu Madhani
> Cc: netdev; Dept-NX Linux NIC Driver
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] qlcnic: Add ethtool statistics for board
> temperature.
> 
> From: Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:54:19 -0400
> 
> > From: Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
> >
> > o Added ethtool statistics to display adapter board
> >   temperature.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
> 
> A statistic is a count of events, this is not such a thing.
> 
> Furthermore, even if this fit the model of statistical events, there is no way
> for the user to know what units the value is in.
> 
> Sorry I'm not applying these patches.

I am dropping this patch from this series and will implement HWMON API for sensing temperature.

I am resubmitting rest of the patches in this series which are unrelated to the above patch.

Thanks, 
-Himanshu
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