Re: [PATCH V4 0/5] mlx5 ConnectX control misc driver

[Przemek Kitszel]

On 4/5/24 12:41, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 08:46:41PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
> > On 04/04/2024 19:35, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 07:06:53PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
> > > > Why?  What does the kernel get out of it?
> > > >
> > > > Maybe *you* need them to be supported, but maybe you should have
> > > >   thought of that earlier in the design process.  ("A failure on
> > > >   your part to foresee the eminently foreseeable does not
> > > >   constitute an emergency on mine.")
> > > > If we let folks bypass our standards with a _fait accompli_, we
> > > >   don't really have standards in the first place.
> > >
> > > Sorry, who are "we" and what are "our standards"?
> >
> > As should be obvious from context, "we" in that sentence referred to
> >   the mainline kernel.  And while participants in this thread currently
> >   disagree on what "our standards" are, I hope it is not contentious
> >   that the kernel community *does* have standards as to what code and
> >   design is acceptable for inclusion.
>
> You didn't answer my question. What are "our standards"?
>
> Thanks

Our standards include use of tone that is welcoming, and, in this
thread, you are aggressive instead.

With that said, I appreciate your review feedback that I have received
from you.