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 08:25:48 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1378913148.2026.17.camel@jtkirshe-mobl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1378910832.4714.2.camel@joe-AO722>
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On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 07:47 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 07:32 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> > 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).
>
> Too bad if also means that when 100 comes out
> this driver won't be expected to work.
It will work for our 40GbE parts definitely, as far as future technology
and silicon, I cannot say.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-11 15:25 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
2013-09-11 14:47 ` Joe Perches
2013-09-11 15:25 ` Jeff Kirsher [this message]
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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