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From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To:     Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] hv_netvsc: Mark VF as slave before exposing
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:43:55 +0000 Long Li wrote:
> The code above needs to work with and without netvsc (the possible
> master device) present.

I don't think that's a reasonable requirement for the kernel code.

The auto-bonding already puts the kernel into business of guessing
policy, which frankly we shouldn't be in.

Having the kernel guess even harder that there will be a master,
but it's not there yet, is not reasonable.