Re: [PATCH net-next 10/12] net/mlx5: DR, add support for ConnectX-8 steering

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:25:44 +0200 Tariq Toukan wrote:
> > What do you expect we'll do with this series?
> > 
> > If you expect it to be set to Awaiting Upstream - could you make sure
> > that the cover letter has "mlx5-next" in the subject? That will makes
> > it easier to automate in patchwork.
> 
> The relevant patches have mlx5-next in their topic.
> Should the cover letter as well?
> What about other non-IFC patches, keep them with net-next?
> 
> > If you expect the series to be applied / merged - LMK, I can try
> > to explain why that's impossible..  
> 
> The motivation is to avoid potential conflicts with rdma trees.
> AFAIK this is the agreed practice and is being followed for some time...
> 
> If not, what's the suggested procedure then?
> How do you suggest getting these IFC changes to both net and rdma trees?

You can post just the mlx5-next patches (preferably) or the combined
set (with mlx5-next in the cover letter tag). Wait a day or two (normal
review period, like netdev maintainers would when applying to
net-next). Apply the mlx5-next patches to mlx5-next. Send us a pull
request with just the mlx5-next stuff.

Post the net-next patches which depend on mlx5-next interface changes.

We can count this as the posting, so feel free to apply patch 1 to
mlx5-next and send the PR.