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Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 0/5] mlx5 ConnectX control misc driver
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To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>,
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From: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
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On 3/4/24 9:02 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 01:57:35PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> 
>> I also like this, I don't want the outcome of this discussion to be
>> that only mlx5ctl gets merged. I want all the HW that has this problem
>> to have support in the mainline kernel.
> 
> To this end here is my proposal to move forward with a new
> mini-subsystem to provide rules for this common approach. Get the
> existing tools out of hacky unstructured direct hardware access via
> /sys/XX and into a formalized lockdown compatible system. I've talked
> to enough people now to think we have a critical mass.
> 

It has been almost 3 weeks and no response (to this and other proposals
in this thread). I have been around Linux long enough to know that
silence is not acceptance.

To me, this seems like a sane start for a new subsystem addressing
challenges with complex, modern devices. To that end:

Acked-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>