From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Kirsher Subject: Re: [net 8/8] i40e: include i40e in kernel proper Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:32:17 -0700 Message-ID: <1378909937.2026.8.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> References: <1378893056-4821-1-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <1378893056-4821-9-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> <1378902002.606.42.camel@joe-AO722> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-OAobEs4gRwKe4x3abLD7" Cc: davem@davemloft.net, Jesse Brandeburg , netdev@vger.kernel.org, gospo@redhat.com, sassmann@redhat.com, Shannon Nelson , PJ Waskiewicz , e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To: Joe Perches Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:3833 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754806Ab3IKOdK (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:33:10 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1378902002.606.42.camel@joe-AO722> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-OAobEs4gRwKe4x3abLD7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 >=20 > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networki= ng/00-INDEX > [] > > +i40e.txt > > + - README for the Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Driver (i40e). >=20 > 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. --=-OAobEs4gRwKe4x3abLD7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABCgAGBQJSMH7xAAoJEOVv75VaS+3OiW0P/AihzOwehZSlGJMpgAI3Qvst wZziUUm7QmqzA3Bi2OuKK8CQSUzy9NOcOF0uIO7pM6E4ZiIWGVxXRuLcqDqBtxcu ZqLsn+cK9auh79ap7dyAdI72OMBmF/JKu16kL/gRxh6imSx7A4itqY0lN9yjFLkf QUjP3knR+PcXzjKUKT3NOC6572KKcW6pYmHEpBSWIuy8rscw877nQdICpcgWdwtB hqOyB5ceO14KP32EIsavSsbYCHZyegrdpobn5dKH4s+AEG9sxemJuW0t3rVQMWLq 2yAjkixkzrCaAxZofOEuYZEnVAzQ29h31IIycO/ThMYiCj/QbzUB9x2trrrx27VR NXc7L6TjIRzMH+sMPxIVR+k+FL9i9IGpCh7bI6AcUgQ+PXyxLBt4k7aexU2B0pB6 Fd3SbQ8kHTpegDFEBCvZUVQQHLXMjSiruKkkjEDaL2F7Q9Hyzb9AoQLfdsyPRA64 VZDsrWIZ6mzWgLOsNk9xGKPW5zC45vpxpfl7htiIH2V7uYrH7TAXL+ZmqUlEnqO4 RgAJ3T2w1KEixMssWZJC2rf0pPcuPQyiaD4kwOxdcdOumDpGrpsckqG2KdLLFERC 6HyfhRwwphjjXS9gg7Fto0K6DEjwSCXKHt6c4vN7k+bBTzWIhYBIedXppBEi6D0h BQwl52+kvIDcNk3HaocC =eByQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-OAobEs4gRwKe4x3abLD7--