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

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Message-ID: <CALnjE+rd5HN1zqHA6CJGhRGW2wsR1aURHoWs94_a=KyvNo4wwQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 9 Dec 2014 10:36:14 -0800
From:	Pravin Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
To:	Lori Jakab <lojakab@...co.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dev@...nvswitch.org" <dev@...nvswitch.org>
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] OVS Kernel Datapath development

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Lori Jakab <lojakab@...co.com> wrote:
> On 12/08/2014 06:47 AM, 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.
>
> Patch series that have previous revisions already reviewed with the old
> process should now switch to the new process?  Or does the change apply
> only to new patch series?
>

All patch series should follow new process including the one which got
reviewed partially.

> -Lori
>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pravin.
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