netdev - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Marvell Prestera Ethernet Switch driver

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Date:   Wed, 9 Dec 2020 13:22:09 +0000
From:   Mickey Rachamim <mickeyr@...vell.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Vadym Kochan [C]" <vkochan@...vell.com>,
        "Taras Chornyi [C]" <tchornyi@...vell.com>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Marvell Prestera
 Ethernet Switch driver

> On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 08:39:17 -0800 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 09:22:52 +0000 Mickey Rachamim wrote:
> > > > > +S:	Supported
> > > > > +W:	http://www.marvell.com    
> > > > 
> > > > The website entry is for a project-specific website. If you have a link to a site with open resources about the chips/driver that'd be great, otherwise please drop it. Also https is expected these days ;)    
> > > 
> > > Can I placed here the Github project link?
> > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_Marvell-2Dswitching_switchdev-2Dprestera&d=DwICAg&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=UAkJRZWLEQnvkxZocwDW_EHhLuSp0So-iW__5LY5cr0&m=C_hG62w12Ol2aD-_5LJD1mYiSoQbGu7kv6oNTq8fMNY&s=jTvnRmsmtay1Vvp23V8G4qO2QWjxGCOcRl8V1v78jiM&e=   
> > 
> > Yes!
> 
> Actually, what's the relationship of the code in this repo with the upstream code? Is this your queue of changes you plan to upstream?
> The lack of commit history is suspicious.

You can see that only yesterday (Dec 8th) we had the first official merge on this repo - this is the reason for the lack of commits.
Marvell Switching group took strategic decision to open some aspects of the Prestera family devices with the Open Source community and this is the first step. 
As you realized - it will be used as a queue for all the features targeted to be upstreamed.
New features are expected to be sent to net-next very soon. (Like ACL/LAG/LLDP etc...)