netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V1 0/3] net/mlx4_core: Allow setting init-time device specific parameters

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Message-Id: <20150312.140942.100203943937808252.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:09:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, hadarh@....mellanox.co.il,
	amirv@...lanox.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, hadarh@...lanox.com,
	yevgenyp@...lanox.com, talal@...lanox.com,
	shannon.nelson@...el.com, dledford@...hat.com,
	greearb@...delatech.com, gregory.v.rose@...el.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com,
	john.ronciak@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V1 0/3] net/mlx4_core: Allow setting init-time
 device specific parameters

From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:02:05 +0200

> So.. M2-- reading Dave's words I understand that he's against textual
> interfacessuch as configfs and prefers others. This brings two
> questions to the table (1) do we need to deprecate these textual
> interfaces / configfs and avoid using them for configuration purposes
> with new code? (2) does programmable interface such as netlink is the
> way to go for our purposes here (and elsewhere)?

Do not try to hijack a discussion about what interfaces you should be
using for your use case into a discussion about deprecating configfs.
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