From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
To: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net,
Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, gospo@redhat.com, sassmann@redhat.com,
Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@intel.com>,
PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@intel.com>,
e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [net 8/8] i40e: include i40e in kernel proper
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:32:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1378909937.2026.8.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1378902002.606.42.camel@joe-AO722>
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On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 05:20 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 02:50 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > New driver build option is CONFIG_I40E
>
> > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
> []
> > +i40e.txt
> > + - README for the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Driver (i40e).
>
> Just curious but why the XL710 / i40e name mismatch?
i40e stands for Intel 40 GbE Ethernet which is more generic than naming
the driver the same as the first part (XL710). That way when future
silicon is made, we are not stuck with a driver named after previous
silicon.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-11 14:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-09-11 9:50 [net v7 0/8][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net v7 1/8] i40e: main driver core Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 12:16 ` Joe Perches
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 2/8] i40e: transmit, receive, and NAPI Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 3/8] i40e: driver ethtool core Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 4/8] i40e: driver core headers Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 5/8] i40e: implement virtual device interface Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 6/8] i40e: init code and hardware support Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 7/8] i40e: debugfs interface Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 9:50 ` [net 8/8] i40e: include i40e in kernel proper Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 12:20 ` Joe Perches
2013-09-11 14:32 ` Jeff Kirsher [this message]
2013-09-11 14:47 ` Joe Perches
2013-09-11 15:25 ` Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 15:31 ` Joe Perches
2013-09-11 15:24 ` Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P
2013-09-11 15:37 ` Jeff Kirsher
2013-09-11 21:08 ` [net v7 0/8][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates David Miller
2013-09-11 22:08 ` Jeff Kirsher
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