netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] nfp: port enumeration change and FW ABI adjustment

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Date:   Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:13:37 +0100 (WEST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] nfp: port enumeration change and FW ABI
 adjustment

From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 13:52:07 -0700

> On Tue, 04 Jul 2017 03:29:49 -0700 (PDT), David Miller wrote:
>> From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
>> Date: Tue,  4 Jul 2017 02:27:18 -0700
>> 
>> > This set changes the way ports are numbered internally to avoid MAC address
>> > changes and invalid link information when breakout is configured.  Second
>> > patch gets rid of old way of looking up MAC addresses in device information
>> > which caused all this confusion.
>> > 
>> > Patch 3 is a small adjustment to the new FW ABI version we introduced in
>> > this release cycle.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > To clarify these are intended for 4.13, naturally.  
>> 
>> net-next is closed, and it looks like these are not really bug fixes
>> but a behavior adjustment and therefore more like a new feature.
> 
> Ah, silly me, I had these ready on Friday but didn't want to participate
> in the just-before-the-merge-window rush :(

I've applied this series, thanks for explaining the situation more
clearly.