netdev - Re: driver uABI review list? (was: Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next 0/3] nfp: support VF multi-queues configuration)

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Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:08:22 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...igine.com, Diana Wang <na.wang@...igine.com>,
        Peng Zhang <peng.zhang@...igine.com>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
        Gal Pressman <gal@...dia.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>,
        Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: driver uABI review list? (was: Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next 0/3] nfp:
 support VF multi-queues configuration)

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 09:14:14AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:04:19 +0300 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > Would it be helpful for participation if we had a separate mailing 
> > > list for discussing driver uAPI introduction which would hopefully 
> > > be lower traffic?  
> > 
> > Please don't. It will cause to an opposite situation where UAPI
> > discussions will be hidden from most people.
> 
> Oh, it'd just be an additional list, the patches would still need 
> to CC netdev.

First, there is already such ML: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-api/
Second, you disconnect discussion from actual patches and this can
cause to repeating of same arguments while reviewing patches.

> 
> > IMHO, every net vendor should be registered to netdev mailing list
> > and read, review and participate.
> 
> Alright, so we got two no votes so far.