netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 5/5] net/smc: Add global configure for auto fallback by netlink

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Message-ID: <1a1a740c-7dcf-4921-0a05-a727e2a5170e@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Wed, 9 Feb 2022 17:21:35 +0100
From:   Karsten Graul <kgraul@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     "D. Wythe" <alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 5/5] net/smc: Add global configure for auto
 fallback by netlink

On 09/02/2022 15:11, D. Wythe wrote:
> From: "D. Wythe" <alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com>
> 
> Although we can control SMC auto fallback through socket options, which
> means that applications who need it must modify their code. It's quite
> troublesome for many existing applications. This patch modifies the
> global default value of auto fallback through netlink, providing a way
> to auto fallback without modifying any code for applications.
> 

And of course also in this patch: no "auto fallback" in comments or as part 
of variable names.

Do you plan to enhance the smc-tools user space part, too?