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Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] octeon_ep: implement device
 unload control net API
Thread-Topic: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] octeon_ep: implement device
 unload control net API
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 8:13 AM
> To: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@marvell.com>
>
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:21:34 -0800 Shinas Rasheed wrote:
> > Device unload control net function should inform firmware
>=20
> What is "control net" again?

Control net is just a software layer which is used by the host driver as we=
ll as the firmware to communicate with each other, given in the source file=
 octep_ctrl_net.c and the corresponding octep_ctrl_net.h interface, which i=
s already part of upstreamed driver.