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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] net/failsafe: fix sub-device visibility
Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:21:20 +0200
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09/05/2018 14:13, Ga=EBtan Rivet:
> I think this patch should be swapped with the next commit
> "ethdev: add doxygen comments for each state",
> While the comment about "DEFERRED" would be edited in this one to become:
> /** The deferred state is deprecated and replaced by ownership. */
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^

I prefer considering the DEFERRED state as useless in this series.
We can discuss about deprecation and removal, separately with a
deprecation notice.

> Otherwise I agree that the device state is not to be used anymore.