netdev - Re: [net-next 00/11][pull request] 1GbE Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2018-10-17

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:27:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
        sasha.neftin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next 00/11][pull request] 1GbE Intel Wired LAN Driver
 Updates 2018-10-17

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:23:11 -0700

> This series adds support for the new igc driver.
> 
> The igc driver is the new client driver supporting the Intel I225
> Ethernet Controller, which supports 2.5GbE speeds.  The reason for
> creating a new client driver, instead of adding support for the new
> device in e1000e, is that the silicon behaves more like devices
> supported in igb driver.  It also did not make sense to add a client
> part, to the igb driver which supports only 1GbE server parts.
> 
> This initial set of patches is designed for basic support (i.e. link and
> pass traffic).  Follow-on patch series will add more advanced support
> like VLAN, Wake-on-LAN, etc..

Pulled, thanks Jeff.