netdev - Re: [RFC v2 00/10] HFI Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC)

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Message-ID: <20170111090539.GA78804@knc-06.sc.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:05:39 -0800
From:   "Vishwanathapura, Niranjana" <niranjana.vishwanathapura@...el.com>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        "ira.weiny" <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        dennis.dalessandro@...el.com
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 00/10] HFI Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC)

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 10:14:02AM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 07:39:54PM -0800, Vishwanathapura, Niranjana wrote:
>> We are also looking into Jason’s suggestion to make hfi_vnic interface to
>> the bottom driver a generic interface. This will include moving some of the
>> netstack interfacing to the bottom hfi1 driver.
>
>Great, do you have rough estimation when will it be posted on the ML?
>
>Thanks
>

Hi Leon,

I am currently doing some prototype on this. I will respond with the interface 
definition first once I have it solidified. RFC v3 with implemetion will be 
later.

Niranjana