netdev - Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous control

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Message-ID: <1425955695.2579.23.camel@jtkirshe-mobl>
Date:	Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:48:15 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	"vyasevic@...hat.com" <vyasevic@...hat.com>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Choi, Sy Jong" <sy.jong.choi@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
	Hayato Momma <h-momma@...jp.nec.com>,
	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
	Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>,
	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast
 promiscuous control

On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 18:52 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-03-10 at 01:42 +0000, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
> > > On 03/08/2015 02:15 PM, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Jeff Kirsher
> > > > <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > >> We discussed this during NetConf last week, and Don is correct
> > that a
> > > >> custom sysfs interface is not the way we want to handle this.  We
> > agreed
> > > >> upon a generic interface so that any NIC is able to turn on or
> > off VF
> > > >> multicast promiscuous mode.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff, please make sure to either respond to my comments on the V2
> > > > thread (or better) address them for the V3 post.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=142441852518152&w=2
> > > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=142441867218183&w=2
> > > 
> > > I agree with you that the patch descriptions should be cleaned up
> > and
> > > "beefed" up for that matter.
> > > 
> > > If/when I look to push his series of patches, I will make sure that
> > your
> > > concerns are addressed so that we can get a accurate changelog.
> > 
> > I see that the patchset should have better explanation in changelog.
> > I will rewrite it and submit again.
> > 
> > Jeff, are you planning to drop the patchset from your tree?
> > I just concerned which tree I should create patches against for.
> 
> Yes, I will drop the current patchset in my queue.  I am in the process
> of updating my queue, go ahead and make your patches against the
> following tree:
> 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue.git
> all-queue branch
> 
> If you give me an hour or so, I should have my tree updated with all the
> patches in my queue currently.

Ok, correction on the branch name.  After doing some cleanup and future
planning, the following tree:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue.git
is what you want to use and the branch name is:
unstable-queue

The branch has all the patches currently in my queue.

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