From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Gunthorpe Subject: Re: [RFC] Proposal to address hfi1 UI and EPROM devices Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 12:15:09 -0600 Message-ID: <20160504181509.GA20488@obsidianresearch.com> References: <20160502195502.GA31800@phlsvsds.ph.intel.com> <20160503162457.GB29160@leon.nu> <20160503165403.GA11903@phlsvsds.ph.intel.com> <20160503184218.GC29160@leon.nu> <20160504044107.GE29160@leon.nu> <20160504123621.GC10916@phlsvsds.ph.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20160504123621.GC10916-W4f6Xiosr+yv7QzWx2u06xL4W9x8LtSr@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-rdma-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Dennis Dalessandro Cc: Leon Romanovsky , linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, mike.marciniszyn-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, ira.weiny-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, dean.luick-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, mitko.haralanov-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, jubin.john-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 04, 2016 at 08:36:21AM -0400, Dennis Dalessandro wrote: > I think it's slightly more complicated than that. There are three options > really: core, driver, or get it out of the kernel. >>From a core maintenance perspective, I think it is very simple, if someone wishes to add code to their driver to manipulate the EEPROM, then at this point the work to make a common uAPI falls on to their shoulders. I'd also make a very clear message to driver submitters: Do not include uAPIs in your initial driver patch set. Those should follow on as dedicated well identified patches so that they attracted the proper review. Jason -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html