netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] aquantia: Remove the build

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Date:   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:28:00 +0100
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     "Ramsay, Lincoln" <Lincoln.Ramsay@...i.com>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dmitry Bogdanov <dbogdanov@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] aquantia: Remove the build_skb path

Ramsay, Lincoln <Lincoln.Ramsay@...i.com> wrote:
> > Ramsay, Lincoln <Lincoln.Ramsay@...i.com> wrote:
> > > The build_skb path fails to allow for an SKB header, but the hardware
> > > buffer it is built around won't allow for this anyway.
> > 
> > What problem is being resolved here?
> 
> Sorry... Do I need to re-post the context? (I thought the reply headers would have kept this with the original patch that included the justification, plus the discussion that led to this revised patch).

This is the only text that gets recorded in git, see

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/CY4PR1001MB2311F01C543420E5F89C0F4DE8E00@CY4PR1001MB2311.namprd10.prod.outlook.com/

so, yes, please include this information in the patch description and
post a v3.

Thank you.