Re: [E1000-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] if_link: Add VF multicast promiscuous control

From: Hiroshi Shimamoto
Date: Mon Mar 09 2015 - 21:43:29 EST


> On 03/08/2015 02:15 PM, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Jeff Kirsher
> > <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > [...]
> >> We discussed this during NetConf last week, and Don is correct that a
> >> custom sysfs interface is not the way we want to handle this. We agreed
> >> upon a generic interface so that any NIC is able to turn on or off VF
> >> multicast promiscuous mode.
> >
> > Jeff, please make sure to either respond to my comments on the V2
> > thread (or better) address them for the V3 post.
> >
> >
> > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=142441852518152&w=2
> > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=142441867218183&w=2
>
> I agree with you that the patch descriptions should be cleaned up and
> "beefed" up for that matter.
>
> If/when I look to push his series of patches, I will make sure that your
> concerns are addressed so that we can get a accurate changelog.

I see that the patchset should have better explanation in changelog.
I will rewrite it and submit again.

Jeff, are you planning to drop the patchset from your tree?
I just concerned which tree I should create patches against for.

thanks,
Hiroshi

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