netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 01/15] virtchnl: add virtchnl version 2 ops

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Date:   Tue, 4 Apr 2023 19:41:36 +0000
From:   "Orr, Michael" <michael.orr@...el.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>
CC:     "Linga, Pavan Kumar" <pavan.kumar.linga@...el.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Saleem, Shiraz" <shiraz.saleem@...el.com>,
        "Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>,
        "willemb@...gle.com" <willemb@...gle.com>,
        "decot@...gle.com" <decot@...gle.com>,
        "Hay, Joshua A" <joshua.a.hay@...el.com>,
        "Samudrala, Sridhar" <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
        "Brady, Alan" <alan.brady@...el.com>,
        "Chittim, Madhu" <madhu.chittim@...el.com>,
        "Burra, Phani R" <phani.r.burra@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 01/15] virtchnl: add virtchnl
 version 2 ops

See below 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> 
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To: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>
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Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 01/15] virtchnl: add virtchnl version 2 ops

On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 15:01:55 -0700 Shannon Nelson wrote:
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h 
> > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h
> > 
> > If this is to be a standardized interface, why is this header buried 
> > in the driver specific directory instead of something more accessible 
> > like include/linux/idpf?

This is an Intel driver, hence in Intel tree location. When OASIS has a Standard driver,
(that will be based on, but different than this one) THAT driver will go where industry standard drivers belong. 


> The noise about this driver being "a standard" is quite confusing.

This driver is NOT "a standard". 

> Are you considering implementing any of it?

> I haven't heard of anyone who is yet, so I thought all this talk of a standard is pretty empty from the technical perspective :(

Agreed.