Re: [net-next PATCH 00/15] eth: fbnic: Add network driver for Meta Platforms Host Network Interface

Jiri Pirko
2024-04-10T07:26:45Z

Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 11:06:05PM CEST, willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com wrote:
>Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:08:24 -0700 Alexander Duyck wrote:

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>2. whether new device features can be supported without at least
> two available devices supporting it.
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>2 is out of scope for this series. But I would always want to hear
>about potential new features that an organization finds valuable
>enough to implement. Rather than a blanket rule against them.

This appears out of the nowhere. In the past, I would say wast majority
of the features was merged with single device implementation. Often, it
is the only device out there at a time that supports the feature.
This limitation would put break for feature additions. I can put a long
list of features that would not be here ever (like 50% of mlxsw driver).

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