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

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Message-ID: <7F861DC0615E0C47A872E6F3C5FCDDBD05E53671@BPXM14GP.gisp.nec.co.jp>
Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:42:22 +0000
From:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
To:	"jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Or Gerlitz <gerlitz.or@...il.com>
CC:	"vyasevic@...hat.com" <vyasevic@...hat.com>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"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>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast
 promiscuous control

> 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.

thanks,
Hiroshi