From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: Linux Plumbers Conference: User-visible Network Issues Mini-Conf Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:18:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20101016.011834.59671697.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1B9798A3396AB0429545ADFEA207931510536C7C8E@AUSX7MCPS302.AMER.DELL.COM> <20101015195044.GA4416@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Matt_Domsch@dell.com Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:38781 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753988Ab0JPISM (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:18:12 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20101015195044.GA4416@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Matt Domsch Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:50:44 -0500 > While I'm sure the individual topics will generate great discussion, > it will be vital that members of the netdev community be present to > represent the kernel developers' perspectives on the problems and to > help brainstorm solutions. Most of these topics have significant > kernel components to them, and without additional kernel developer > participation, I fear we would just be talking to ourselves, but no > real progress made. I invite you to attend LPC, and this mini-conf > in particular, and lend your expertise. Half a month before the event is not the time to be making this kind of formal plea with core networking people. If someone isn't already attending LPC, at this point there is next to zero chance they are going to be able to make plans to do so in time.