netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v16 00/15] Introducing P4TC (series 1)

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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:45:04 -0400
From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v16 00/15] Introducing P4TC (series 1)

On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 10:37 AM Alexei Starovoitov
<alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 7:34 AM Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 10:23 AM Alexei Starovoitov
> > <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 5:08 AM Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My view is this series should still be applied with the nacks since it
> > > > sits entirely on its own silo within networking/TC (and has nothing to
> > > > do with ebpf).
> > >
> > > My Nack applies to the whole set. The kernel doesn't need this anti-feature
> > > for many reasons already explained.
> >
> > Can you be more explicit? What else would you add to the list i posted above?
>
> Since you're refusing to work with us your only option

Who is "us"? ebpf? I hope you are not speaking on behalf of the net subsystem.
You are entitled to your opinion (and aggression) - and there is a lot
of that with you, but this should be based on technical merit not your
emotions.
I summarized the reasons brought up by you and Cilium. Do you have
more to add to that list? If you do, please add to it.

> is to mention my Nack in the cover letter and send it
> as a PR to Linus during the merge window.

You dont get to decide that - I was talking to the networking people.

cheers,
jamal