netdev - Re: [ovs-dev] OVS Kernel Datapath development

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Date:	Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:34:33 -0800
From:	Pravin Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
To:	thomasfherbert@...il.com
Cc:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...ronetworks.com>,
	"dev@...nvswitch.org" <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] OVS Kernel Datapath development

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:59 AM, Thomas F Herbert
<thomasfherbert@...il.com> wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> What is the impact on a developer submitting a patch. Do we now submit the
> linux datapath portion of the patch to both netdev and ovs-dev?
>
Yes, if a feature needs kernel datapath changes the feature series
should be posted on both mailing lists.


> --Tom
>
>
> On 12/8/14, 1:30 PM, Pravin Shelar wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Thomas Graf <tgraf@...ronetworks.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/07/14 at 08:47pm, Pravin Shelar wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Since the beginning OVS kernel datapath development is primarily done
>>>> on external OVS repo. Now we have mostly synced upstream and external
>>>> OVS. So we have decided to change this process. New process is as
>>>> follows.
>>>>
>>>> 1. OVS feature development that involves kernel datapath should be
>>>> done on net-next tree datapath.
>>>> 2. Such feature patch series should be posted on netdev and ovs-dev
>>>> mailing list.
>>>> 3. Once review is done for entire series, kernel and OVS userspace
>>>> patches will be merged in respective repo.
>>>> 4. After the merge developer is suppose to send patches for external
>>>> kernel datapath along with old kernel compatibility code. So that we
>>>> can keep external datapath insync.
>>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>> Just to be clear, by respective repo do you mean net-next/net or will
>>> you maintain a net-next branch on git.kernel.org and continue doing
>>> pull requests?
>>
>> OVS patches will directly go to net-next/net tree. I am not planning
>> on maintaining any tree on git.kernel.org.
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>
>
>
> --
> Thomas F. Herbert
>
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