netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio: allow drivers to validate features

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Message-ID: <20170331062634-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:27:04 +0300
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jasowang@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio: allow drivers to validate features

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 12:39:31PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:14:44 +0300
> 
> > Some drivers can't support all features in all configurations.  At the
> > moment we blindly set FEATURES_OK and later FAILED.  Support this better
> > by adding a callback drivers can use to do some early checks.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> 
> Michael do you want me to take these virtio networking fixes into my
> tree directly or are you going to send me a pull request or something
> after it all settles down?
> 
> Thanks.

I think I'll send a pull request.

Thanks,

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MST