netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem

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Message-ID: <20250319112232.GJ1322339@unreal>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:22:32 +0200
From: Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>, Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
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	"Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@....com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com>,
	Aron Silverton <aron.silverton@...cle.com>,
	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
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	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
	"Sinyuk, Konstantin" <konstantin.sinyuk@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/8] Introduce fwctl subystem

On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 11:46:15AM +0100, Przemek Kitszel wrote:
> 
> > We are discussing where to move XXX_core drivers which historically were
> > located in drivers/net/ethernet/XXX/, see this idea https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250211075553.GF17863@unreal/
> 
> yes, I know
> 
> > FWCTL is unrelated to this discussion and
> 
> it is related,
> I see the move as a workaround for "netdev maintainer complains more
> than I would like", sorry :P

No, it is not. There is no technical reason to keep non-netdev code in
netdev subsystem. If you have an explanation why PCI-to-AUX, VDPA, VFIO
and RDMA logic MUST be under netdev subsystem, please speak it now.

Otherwise please keep brigading out of this discussion.

Thanks