Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758199AbYLQQqU (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:46:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758591AbYLQQob (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:44:31 -0500 Received: from mga02.intel.com ([134.134.136.20]:2418 "EHLO mga02.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758530AbYLQQo2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:44:28 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.36,238,1228118400"; d="scan'208";a="371687688" From: "Rose, Gregory V" To: Greg KH , Jike Song CC: Jesse Barnes , "Zhao, Yu" , "linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" , "achiang@hp.com" , "bjorn.helgaas@hp.com" , "grundler@parisc-linux.org" , "mingo@elte.hu" , "matthew@wil.cx" , "randy.dunlap@oracle.com" , "rdreier@cisco.com" , "horms@verge.net.au" , "yinghai@kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org" Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:44:03 -0800 Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/13 v7] PCI: Linux kernel SR-IOV support Thread-Topic: [PATCH 0/13 v7] PCI: Linux kernel SR-IOV support Thread-Index: AclgDaCoeYQYUlaJTeKdxyBTEPCJqwAWNMgg Message-ID: <43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F07554B525811@orsmsx508.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <20081121183605.GA7810@yzhao12-linux.sh.intel.com> <200812161523.55238.jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> <49486602.5000108@gmail.com> <20081217060608.GA12618@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20081217060608.GA12618@kroah.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="_002_43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F07554B525811orsmsx508amrcor_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --_002_43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F07554B525811orsmsx508amrcor_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As noted in the attached email to the netdev list, we (e1000_devel) will su= pport the API. - Greg Rose -----Original Message----- From: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behal= f Of Greg KH Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:06 PM To: Jike Song Cc: Jesse Barnes; Zhao, Yu; linux-pci@vger.kernel.org; achiang@hp.com; bjor= n.helgaas@hp.com; grundler@parisc-linux.org; mingo@elte.hu; matthew@wil.cx;= randy.dunlap@oracle.com; rdreier@cisco.com; horms@verge.net.au; yinghai@ke= rnel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; kvm@vger.kernel.org; virtualization= @lists.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/13 v7] PCI: Linux kernel SR-IOV support On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:37:54AM +0800, Jike Song wrote: > Jesse Barnes wrote: > > Given a respin of 10-13 I think it's reasonable to merge this into 2.6.= 29, but=20 > > I'd be much happier about it if we got some driver code along with it, = so as=20 > > not to have an unused interface sitting around for who knows how many=20 > > releases. Is that reasonable? Do you know if any of the corresponding= PF/VF=20 > > driver bits are ready yet? >=20 > Hi Jesse,=20 >=20 > Yu Zhao has posted a patch set with subject "SR-IOV driver example"=20 > at November 26, which illustrated the usage of SR-IOV API in Intel 82576 = VF/PF > drivers;-) Yes, but that driver was soundly rejected by the network driver maintainers, so I wouldn't go around showing that as your primary example of how to use this interface :) The point is valid, I don't think these apis should go into the tree without a driver or some other code using them. Otherwise they make no sense at all to have in-tree. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html --_002_43F901BD926A4E43B106BF17856F07554B525811orsmsx508amrcor_ Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from rrsmsx001.amr.corp.intel.com (10.31.0.150) by orsmsx603.amr.corp.intel.com (10.22.226.49) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.1.291.1; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:12:35 -0800 Received: from rrsmsx411.amr.corp.intel.com (10.14.9.116) by rrsmsx001.amr.corp.intel.com (10.31.0.150) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.1.240.5; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:12:34 -0700 Received: from azsmsx333.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.2.121.77]) by rrsmsx411.amr.corp.intel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:12:34 -0600 Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by azsmsx333.amr.corp.intel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:12:19 -0700 Received: from fmsmga102.fm.intel.com ([10.1.193.69]) by fmsmga002-1.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 02 Dec 2008 19:07:55 -0800 Received: from mail-gx0-f16.google.com ([209.85.217.16]) by mga11.intel.com with ESMTP; 02 Dec 2008 19:05:54 -0800 Received: by gxk9 with SMTP id 9so3840866gxk.1 for ; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:12:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.53.4 with SMTP id b4mr7067164aga.88.1228273938232; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:12:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.116.13 with HTTP; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:12:18 -0800 (PST) From: "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" To: "Zhao, Yu" CC: "linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" , "greg@kroah.com" , "matthew@wil.cx" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" , "virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "Nakajima, Jun" , "Rose, Gregory V" Sender: "tarbal@gmail.com" Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:12:18 -0800 Subject: Re: [SR-IOV driver example 0/3 resend] introduction Thread-Topic: [SR-IOV driver example 0/3 resend] introduction Thread-Index: AclU9P1ETlKqA/muTzqMDfhqyjYfvg== Message-ID: <9929d2390812021912ua5ddeafo3ae4a5759ffc4c4e@mail.gmail.com> References: <20081121183605.GA7810@yzhao12-linux.sh.intel.com> <20081202092741.GA1859@yzhao12-linux.sh.intel.com> In-Reply-To: <20081202092741.GA1859@yzhao12-linux.sh.intel.com> X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: rrsmsx001.amr.corp.intel.com X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originalarrivaltime: 03 Dec 2008 03:12:19.0681 (UTC) FILETIME=[F3DC1510:01C954F4] domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; 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