RE: [PATCH for-next V5 00/12] Move RoCE GID management to IB/Core

Hefty, Sean
2015-06-08T21:37:00Z

> Previously, every vendor implemented its net device notifiers in its own
> driver. This introduces a huge code duplication as figuring

> 28 files changed, 2253 insertions(+), 860 deletions(-)

How does adding 1400 lines of code help reduce code duplication?

Can you please explain and justify why this change is actually needed?