netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] netlink: Reverse the patch which removed filtering

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Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2023 13:50:08 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] netlink: Reverse the patch which removed
 filtering

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 02:32:19 +0000 Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
> > Who are you hoping will merge this?  
> Could I request you to look into merging the patches which seem ok to
> you, since you are listed as the maintainer for these? I can make any
> more changes for the connector patches if you see the need..

The first two, you mean? We can merge them, but we need to know that
the rest is also going somewhere. Kernel has a rule against merging
APIs without any in-tree users, so we need a commitment that the
user will also reach linux-next before the merge window :(

Christian was commenting on previous releases maybe he can take or just
review the last 4 patches?