netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 21:01:58 -0600
From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Itay Avraham <itayavr@...dia.com>,
 Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
 Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>,
 Andy Gospodarek <andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com>,
 Aron Silverton <aron.silverton@...cle.com>,
 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
 Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>,
 Leonid Bloch <lbloch@...dia.com>, Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>,
 linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem

On 6/3/24 12:42 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Somewhat related, I saw nVidia sells various interesting features in its
> DOCA stack. Is that Open Source?

Seriously, Jakub, how is that in any way related to this patch set?

You are basically suggesting that if any vendor ever has an out of tree
option for its hardware every patch it sends should be considered a ruse
to enable or simplify proprietary options.