netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: add 6WIND SHULTI support

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Date:	Sun, 1 May 2016 17:24:43 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, fw@...len.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: add 6WIND SHULTI support

Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 01:59:34PM CEST, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com wrote:
>Le 27/04/2016 18:55, David Miller a écrit :
>> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
>[snip]
>>> The difference is that it this tries to allow userspace crap to mirror
>>> setting user does for bridge/ovs. Basically this looks to me like an
>>> attempt to enable userspace SDKs and such.
>> 
>> +1
>I don't think so because a userspace can receive all the bridge/ovs settings by
>mean of netlink mirror, without the need for this driver at all.

Okay, so what is the different is your words? I asked about purpose and
userspace for this "driver", but you didn't provide that.

I see what I see.

Also, if you say you don't need this driver at all, why are you pushing
it? Userspace apps can glean on netlink messages and act accordingly. In
fact, this is what people are doing (for example Cumulus).

I must be missing something there... (unfortunatelly, I'm pretty sure I'm not).