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Date:   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:08:12 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To:     Radha Mohan <mohun106@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] octeontx2-nicvf: Add netdev interface support for SDP
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:00:49 -0800 Radha Mohan wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 7:27 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:21:04 -0800 Radha Mohan wrote:  
> > > This patch adds netdev interface for SDP VFs. This interface can be used
> > > to communicate with a host over PCIe when OcteonTx is in PCIe Endpoint
> > > mode.  
> >
> > All your SDP/SDK/management interfaces do not fit into our netdev
> > model of the world and should be removed upstream.  
> 
> SDP is our System DMA Packet Interface which sends/receives network
> packets to NIX block. It is similar to CGX, LBK blocks but only
> difference is the medium being PCIe. So if you have accepted that I
> believe you can accept this as well.

Nope, I have not accepted that. I was just too lazy to send a revert
after it was merged.