Re: [PATCH net-next 6/9] net: hns3: Add MDIO support to HNS3 Ethernet driver for hip08 SoC

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Jun 13 2017 - 21:10:34 EST


> Since I would be touching the core, lots of drivers will get impacted and will
> have to wait till everyone gives clean signal. This will impact our internal
> deadlines. But as I said I am eager to cooperate & contribute :)

Just as an FYI.

Your internal deadlines are irrelevant. We will reject your patches
until we are happy with it. We probably won't accept a hack around a
core feature limitation. We will want you to fix the core limitation
and then do it right in the driver.

Andrew