Hello, Às 6:58 PM de 1/16/2017, David Miller escreveu: > From: Joao Pinto <joao.pi...@synopsys.com> > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:26:31 +0000 > >> The goal of this patch is to create an oficial Designware Ethernet place >> to deploy new drivers based on this family of IPs. stmmac was left >> untouched since it is a designware based driver. New ethernet designware >> IP based drivers should be placed in this place, improving code organization >> and it becomes clear to the kernel user the purpose and scope of each driver. >> >> Signed-off-by: Joao Pinto <jpi...@synopsys.com> > > Sorry, I am not applying this. > > This would mean that every single -stable backport of a fix to this > driver would require fixing up the directory and/or file name of every > single change without any exception. > > This is an unreasonable burdon to put upon me, and every single person > who has to backport bug fixes into older releases of the kernel. > > Please stop submitting this rename change. It is fine to leave the > driver with the stmmac name, and there is zero user benefit to the > rename and only negatives for people who have to work on backports. > > I saw no agreement reached between yourself and anyone who voiced > opposition to this driver rename. Therefore it was entirely > inappropriate for you to resubmit this change again.
Just submited an alternative to the initial rename patch with 0 impact to STMicroelectronics, so I tried to find a better solution. I respect your decision. A new Designware Ethernet IP title driver is being developed at this moment. Could you please suggest a suitable place to put it, in order to avoid problems when we reach the upstream phase? Thanks. > > I heard very clearly your argument that you would help with the problem > with the backports, but that is a completely empty gesture. Here's why. > > You cannot help with the problem, nor can any other developer working > on this driver. People all over the world are going to want to > backport this patch or that, and I myself work in my own little > routine and can't depend on having to have a back and forth with you > over and over again for every single fix to this driver I decide is > reasonable for a -stable backport. >
