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

[Hiroshi Shimamoto]

> On Mon, 2015-03-09 at 18:52 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > On Tue, 2015-03-10 at 01:42 +0000, Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
> > > > 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.
> >
> > Yes, I will drop the current patchset in my queue.  I am in the process
> > of updating my queue, go ahead and make your patches against the
> > following tree:
> >
> > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue.git
> > all-queue branch
> >
> > If you give me an hour or so, I should have my tree updated with all the
> > patches in my queue currently.
> 
> Ok, correction on the branch name.  After doing some cleanup and future
> planning, the following tree:
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue.git
> is what you want to use and the branch name is:
> unstable-queue
> 
> The branch has all the patches currently in my queue.

OK, now I have the above branch:
From git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/next-queue
   d7ed747..115403d  master     -> jeff-next/master
 * [new branch]      unstable-queue -> jeff-next/unstable-queue

I will work against that tree.

thanks,
Hiroshi