netdev - Re: [net-next RFC 00/15] Intel Ethernet Common Module and Data

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Message-ID: <20200527150310.362b99e4@kicinski-fedora-PC1C0HJN.hsd1.ca.comcast.net>
Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 15:03:10 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com,
        sassmann@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next RFC 00/15] Intel Ethernet Common Module and Data

On Tue, 26 May 2020 21:29:06 -0700 Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> This series introduces both the Intel Ethernet Common Module and the Intel
> Data Plane Function.  The patches also incorporate extended features and
> functionality added in the virtchnl.h file.

Is this a driver for your SmartNIC? Or a common layer for ice, iavf,
or whatnot to use? Could you clarify the relationship with existing
drivers?