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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 08:12:22 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Add MHI Endpoint network driver
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On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 14:12:12 +0200 Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> Ok, here you are talking about the control path. I can then assume
> that you consider it to be fine to use netdev for the EP data path, if
> the control path is kept separate and those two can not be mixed. Does
> that sound correct?

If datapath == traffic which is intended to leave the card via
the external port, then yes.