Subject: Re: IB/mlx: Fine-tuning for several function implementations
To: Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@sandisk.com>,
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        Majd Dibbiny <majd@mellanox.com>, Matan Barak <matanb@mellanox.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@intel.com>, Yishai Hadas <yishaih@mellanox.com>
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From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:21:28 +0200
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> Patches should either be useful to users of the Linux kernel, e.g. by adding
> new functionality or by fixing a bug, or to kernel developers, e.g. by making
> their workflow easier.

Such an expectation is generally fine.


> I don't think this patch series falls in either category

I find that my update suggestion touches some aspects for the desired
source code quality, doesn't it?


> so please drop these patches.

I hope that corresponding software improvements will be clarified further.

Regards,
Markus