netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/15][pull request] Introduce Intel IDPF driver

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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:19:50 -0700
From: David Decotigny <ddecotig@...gle.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, "Linga, Pavan Kumar" <pavan.kumar.linga@...el.com>, 
	Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, 
	edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, emil.s.tantilov@...el.com, 
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, sridhar.samudrala@...el.com, 
	shiraz.saleem@...el.com, sindhu.devale@...el.com, willemb@...gle.com, 
	leon@...nel.org, mst@...hat.com, simon.horman@...igine.com, 
	shannon.nelson@....com, stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/15][pull request] Introduce Intel IDPF driver

For information, we have tested this driver as is proposed in its
current form, and merging it into 6.5 would work best, provided that
the follow-up improvements can be provided in a later set of
submissions.

--
David Decotigny -- Platforms, US SVL MAT3 -- go/balance/decot


On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 12:45 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 12:28:53PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:13:06 -0700 Linga, Pavan Kumar wrote:
> > > Thanks for the feedback. Given the timing and type of changes requested
> > > for the patches, would it be possible to accept this patch series (v3)
> > > in its current form, as we continue to develop and address all the
> > > feedback in followup patches?
> >
> > I think you're asking to be accepted in a Linux-Staging kind of a way?
>
> Or maybe real staging, driver/staging ? Add a TODO and GregKH might
> accept it.
>
>     2.5. Staging trees
>
>     The kernel source tree contains the drivers/staging/ directory,
>     where many sub-directories for drivers or filesystems that are on
>     their way to being added to the kernel tree live. They remain in
>     drivers/staging while they still need more work; once complete,
>     they can be moved into the kernel proper. This is a way to keep
>     track of drivers that aren't up to Linux kernel coding or quality
>     standards, but people may want to use them and track development.
>
> Andrew