From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.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 08:31:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1378913509.4714.5.camel@joe-AO722> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1378909937.2026.8.camel@jtkirshe-mobl>
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). That way when future
> silicon is made, we are not stuck with a driver named after previous
> silicon.
>From the intro and most of the rest of the patches:
----------------------------
This series implements the new i40e driver for Intel's upcoming
Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family of devices.
----------------------------
If the xl710 is a specific instance of the i40e family,
I think this is incorrect.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-11 15:31 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
2013-09-11 15:31 ` Joe Perches [this message]
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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