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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 13:45:51 -0300
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 0/5] mlx5 ConnectX control misc driver
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On Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 10:48:29AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

> I wish I could support that out by referring to the OCP NIC SW spec,
> by it's stuck in "legal review" of one of the vendors for months.
> I'd like to ask that vendor not to pull up the ladder and let everyone
> else enjoy access to NIC requirements and recommendations from Meta
> and Google.

Heh. Building standards is hard. It is a delicate game of politics to
convince everyone that they are getting some kind of win-win-win,
especially when IP and competitive concerns becomes involved. Many
attempts fail while still immature, it is why there is so much value
in the successful ones.

Jason