From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E07FC2BA83 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:12:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E697222C4 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:12:06 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=linaro.org header.i=@linaro.org header.b="skgxbxei" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2387401AbgBNJMF (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:12:05 -0500 Received: from mail-pl1-f194.google.com ([209.85.214.194]:42063 "EHLO mail-pl1-f194.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728422AbgBNJME (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:12:04 -0500 Received: by mail-pl1-f194.google.com with SMTP id e8so3496369plt.9 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:12:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=YfJq7nGAaU/CodvzuiTJ0GQLAtFhs3FPkxECGfNM5Pk=; b=skgxbxeiNa+Kmpjh9vLwPapqQrJp9JKrLs/9W/qHBwR6Neg8PoxyDtvOfJ9BGdvPw8 vlsZYJHhoLlKi+I29cceyqZtl6ZomshnBbwrzUsQVe9Dqk/RCLs3vUWRn833SQ13C5wW WHdHlUdCXtIWwNAYmJhmFxjW6E0C97lciVBPEyEWJ0eeJy68Iu+w/hc1s1kPCdL7OSwV 10hiDLOlHcvE5WnwCT962Ps9V5jxs24KxUmL+fMS9fcBGp/kBm96KK1AbeFpGO6IqZ2u NHnY20Wy7Zfsm4j9SZg7Wkqo9fZuYxRgqfDLej9UYcy4rQ19diMRPP+RqWu4CpmWPZtj 5Uag== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=YfJq7nGAaU/CodvzuiTJ0GQLAtFhs3FPkxECGfNM5Pk=; b=B5tmW0PqTgE30jijhmy41bNbClJmCTp8uLAao45161FkVmM19Va33521BY1coaaIJx tIB0mUM4LGoWNjVs4QokQ7Vub14bzxpCQJ7TPQTzmBnnvQ1e5cFG+0LbcaMqf3wnZNSM WoqdKVPlAJxv84OUWlVWdxGnWeCITcsGBF4Po5ZCFL0+EGGtk8BcIgTS7q/yxcwp3pRb HEdg+EMevwE5YlRAGjAl9x2tqK0+EbU4LlNn8tl/LBfBsyS7YEltapEzxEb0raYtYl4P /We9El13L5FPbuRCwKe3DpJT4ehuo2RDEtPWAUCV45ARrVHmveDp49XcB0IZpXYBMddh XJSg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXrU7sOdZ8jgfA1TPLNEiNHu/nXYRHD5dbMzbhIPV1xEfR+8oZw yfa0fsOmEwkFmw/4q6RYYMxo X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqx/MMNoIJVibPFhFnas2INFpCv10w8uMgU8O4GTtPE02KyIEeH+TPNtT3kU+aNaUucvmHNR3g== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:d216:: with SMTP id t22mr2361037ply.150.1581671524205; Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:12:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from Mani-XPS-13-9360 ([2409:4072:482:690f:50bb:adfb:86f:a4bf]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id z27sm6081643pfj.107.2020.02.14.01.11.59 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:12:03 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:41:56 +0530 From: Manivannan Sadhasivam To: David Miller Cc: dcbw@redhat.com, kuba@kernel.org, bjorn.andersson@linaro.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Migrate QRTR Nameservice to Kernel Message-ID: <20200214091156.GD6419@Mani-XPS-13-9360> References: <20200213091427.13435-1-manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org> <34daecbeb05d31e30ef11574f873553290c29d16.camel@redhat.com> <20200213153007.GA26254@mani> <20200213.074755.849728173103010425.davem@davemloft.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20200213.074755.849728173103010425.davem@davemloft.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.9.4 (2018-02-28) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Dave, On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 07:47:55AM -0800, David Miller wrote: > From: Manivannan Sadhasivam > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:00:08 +0530 > > > The primary motivation is to eliminate the need for installing and starting > > a userspace tool for the basic WiFi usage. This will be critical for the > > Qualcomm WLAN devices deployed in x86 laptops. > > I can't even remember it ever being the case that wifi would come up without > the help of a userspace component of some sort to initiate the scan and choose > and AP to associate with. > > And from that perspective your argument doesn't seem valid at all. For the WiFi yes, but I should have added that this QRTR nameservice is being used by modems, DSPs and some other co-processors for some offloading tasks. So currently, they all depend on userspace ns tool for working. So migrating it to kernel can benefit them all. Sorry that I should've made it clear in the commit message. Thanks, Mani