netdev - RE: [net-next v3 14/15] iecm: Add iecm to the kernel build system

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Date:   Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:46:57 +0000
From:   "Brady, Alan" <alan.brady@...el.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "Michael, Alice" <alice.michael@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "nhorman@...hat.com" <nhorman@...hat.com>,
        "sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>,
        "Burra, Phani R" <phani.r.burra@...el.com>,
        "Hay, Joshua A" <joshua.a.hay@...el.com>,
        "Chittim, Madhu" <madhu.chittim@...el.com>,
        "Linga, Pavan Kumar" <pavan.kumar.linga@...el.com>,
        "Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Samudrala, Sridhar" <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [net-next v3 14/15] iecm: Add iecm to the kernel build system

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:32 PM
> To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>; davem@...emloft.net
> Cc: Michael, Alice <alice.michael@...el.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> nhorman@...hat.com; sassmann@...hat.com; Brady, Alan
> <alan.brady@...el.com>; Burra, Phani R <phani.r.burra@...el.com>; Hay,
> Joshua A <joshua.a.hay@...el.com>; Chittim, Madhu
> <madhu.chittim@...el.com>; Linga, Pavan Kumar
> <pavan.kumar.linga@...el.com>; Skidmore, Donald C
> <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>; Brandeburg, Jesse
> <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; Samudrala, Sridhar
> <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>
> Subject: Re: [net-next v3 14/15] iecm: Add iecm to the kernel build system
> 
> On Thu, 2020-06-25 at 19:07 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > From: Alice Michael <alice.michael@...el.com>
> []
> > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/iecm.rst
> > b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/intel/iecm.rst
> []
> > @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
> > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +========================
> > +Intel Ethernet Common Module
> > +========================
> > +
> > +The Intel Ethernet Common Module is meant to serve as an abstraction
> > +layer between device specific implementation details and common net
> > +device driver flows. This library provides several function hooks
> > +which allow a device driver to specify register addresses, control
> > +queue communications, and other device specific functionality.  Some
> > +functions are required to be implemented while others have a default
> > +implementation that is used when none is supplied by the device
> > +driver.  Doing this, a device driver can be written to take advantage
> > +of existing code while also giving the flexibility to implement device specific
> features.
> > +
> > +The common use case for this library is for a network device driver
> > +that wants
> 
> to
> 
> > +specify its own device specific details but also leverage the more
> > +common code flows found in network device drivers.
> 

Will fix, thanks.

Alan