netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add Multiple TX/RX Queues Support for WWAN Network Device

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Date:   Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:05:55 +0800
From:   Xiayu Zhang <xiayu.zhang@...iatek.com>
To:     Sergey Ryazanov <ryazanov.s.a@...il.com>
CC:     Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Haijun Liu (刘海军)" 
        <haijun.liu@...iatek.com>,
        Zhaoping Shu (舒召平) 
        <Zhaoping.Shu@...iatek.com>,
        HW He (何伟) <HW.He@...iatek.com>,
        srv_heupstream <srv_heupstream@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add Multiple TX/RX Queues Support for WWAN Network
 Device

Hi Sergey,

Looks like I can only submit new WWAN APIs until I find a real in-tree
user or submit a new driver.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your help.


On Thu, 2021-12-16 at 20:39 +0800, Sergey Ryazanov wrote:

> This is not a good idea. Simulator is intended to test the API that
> is
> used by other drivers for real hardware. But not for experiments with
> an otherwise "userless" API.
> 
> If you need to configure the number of queues for an already in-tree
> driver, then just submit a patch for it. If you plan to submit a new
> driver and you need an infrastructure for it, then include patches
> with a new API into a series with the driver.